Legal Opinion
United States v. Turner
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 8, 1979No. Crim. A. 78-80240PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGARDING MOTION FOR ACQUITTAL AND MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL
JULIAN ABELE COOK, Jr., District Judge.
MOTION FOR ACQUITTAL
A Motion for Acquittal is governed by Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. It is granted for only one reason; insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction.
Review of a jury verdict is suspect and, indeed, the Courts have established a rather strict test for granting a Motion for Acquittal. The evidence must be viewed in the light most favorable to the Government, Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1942), and the credibility of witnesses or the weight of the…
2Cases cited69 opinions
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- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
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