United States v. Singer

MEMORANDUM ORDER REGARDING COUNT 8

GORDON J. QUIST, District Judge.

At the close of the Government’s casein-chief, Defendant Gerald Singer has moved for a judgment of acquittal pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29(a). For the reasons set forth below, the Court will grant Defendant’s motion for purposes of Count 8.

Rule 29(a) states in part:

After the government closes its evidence or after the close of all the evidence, the court on the defendant’s motion must enter a judgment of acquittal of any offense for which the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction. The court may on…