United States v. Morrissey

OPINION AND ORDER

VAN ANTWERPEN, District Judge.

In a criminal jury trial held from February 21, 1990 to March 1, 1990, the defendant, J. Michael Morrissey, the former District Attorney of Berks County, was found guilty by the jury of conspiracy to manufacture an ingredient of methamphetamine called phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P), aiding and abetting the manufacture of P-2-P, and aiding and abetting the manufacture of methamphetamine, an illegal drug. The defendant has filed a post-trial motion seeking a new trial under Fed.R.Crim.P. 33. The defendant seeks a new trial on three grounds:…