Legal Opinion
United States v. Friske
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 2011No. 09-14915PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
Dennis Friske appeals his conviction for attempting to obstruct an official proceeding, by attempting to dispose of and hide assets involved in a forfeiture proceeding, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c)(2) and 2. He argues that the District Court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the government failed to introduce sufficient evidence to permit the jury to find that he knew of the existence of the forfeiture proceeding. We agree. We therefore vacate Friske’s conviction and sentence, reverse the District Court’s denial of Friske’s motion for…
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