United States v. Brozyna

CURTIN, Chief Judge.

On March 13, 1975, the grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging the defendant with using a false identification “in connection with the acquisition of a firearm” in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6) and 924(a), and with bail jumping in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3150. Subsequently, the defendant was tried and the jury returned guilty verdicts on each count.

During trial I reserved decision on defendant’s motion to dismiss on the first count and, following trial, defendant moved for acquittal pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or, in…