United States v. Polin

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

The defendant, Jerry Polin, was convicted of making a destructive device and attempting to destroy by fire the Whitemarsh Plaza Building- in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania. Mr. Polin moves for a new trial on the basis of five alleged trial errors. I have carefully considered his arguments as well as the possibility that his conviction resulted in a miscarriage of justice and have decided defendant’s motion must be refused.

I. The Trial

A. The Government’s Case

The government put on the following case against Jerry Polin. At approximately 3:00 a.m. on…