United States v. Lentz

AMENDED OPINION

LEE, District Judge.

THIS Matter is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, pursuant to Rule 29 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The issue before the Court is whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain a conviction on Count I of the Indictment, which charges defendant Jay E. Lentz (“Jay Lentz”) with kidnapping resulting in the death of his ex-wife, Doris Lentz (“Ms. Lentz”), in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201. 1 The critical question before the Court is whether the government produced sufficient evidence to submit to the jury that Jay Lentz…