United States Fifth Circuit

Grant of a judgment of acquittal on a conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is reversed where, notwithstanding a transcript reflecting defendant had pled guilty to strongarm robbery as opposed to aggravated assault, the district court erred in entering a judgment of acquittal under Fed. R. Crim. P. 29 because the evidence introduced at trial clearly was sufficient to support guilt of the charges in the indictment and to support the jury's verdict.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/15/2007
• Published 05/16/2007

Judges

• E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:, Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Terrell Starrett, Asst. U.S. Atty., David Harrison Fulcher, Jackson, MS, William C. Brown (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Crim. Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., Julie Ann Epps (argued), Canton, MS, for Hope.