United States First Circuit

The district court's grant of a judgment of acquittal to defendant, after a jury convicted her for violating the Hobbs Act, is reversed where there was sufficient evidence to prove that the jury found guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/08/2005
• Published 02/08/2005

Judges

• STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOWARD, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen A. Felton, Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Guillermo Gil, Assistant United States Attorney, and Maritza Gonzalez de Miranda, Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ignacio Fernández de Lahongrais, with whom Edgar Vega Pabon was on brief, for appellee.