United States v. Vigil

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BROWNING, District Judge.

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on the Defendant’s Motion to Set Aside Verdict and for Judgment of Acquittal on Count 24 of the Fifth Superseding Indictment Under Fed.R.Crim.P. 29 as the Evidence is Insufficient to Sustain a Conviction, filed October 5, 2006 (Doc. 410)(“Motion to Acquit”). The Court held a hearing on this motion on December 1, 2006. The primary issue is whether the Court should set aside the jury verdict against Defendant Robert Vigil for attempted extortion under the Hobbs Act, because there is insufficient evidence…