United States v. Shafer

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BATTISTI, Chief Judge.

Defendants have moved this Court for a judgment of acquittal, pursuant to the provisions of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29(a). For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted as to each of the eight defendants.

I. STANDARD FOR DECIDING RULE 29(a) MOTIONS.

Rule 29(a) states that, “The court on motion of a defendant or of its own motion shall order the entry of judgment of acquittal of one or more offenses charged in the indictment or information after the evidence on either side is closed if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a…