United States v. Meinster

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL BASED ON NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, District Judge.

This matter arose upon the motion of defendant Meinster for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The newly discovered evidence asserted by the defendant is stated in the following conclusory fashion: “The instantly complained of error involves the recent disclosure that the government’s strike force attorneys involved the trial judge in their investigatory and prosecutorial roles by enlisting his assistance, in the midst of the trial, in surreptitiously sending an informant…