United States v. Roger E.A. Taylor

70 F.3d 121 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roger E.A. TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 94-30434, 94-30449. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 17, 1995. Decided Nov. 7, 1995. 1 Before: REINHARDT and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge * 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 On January 13, 1994, Roger A.E. Taylor was indicted for possession of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. Secs. 922 (o) and 924(a)(2). Upon the conclusion of the government's case at trial, the defendant moved for dismissal in accordance with Fed.R.Crim.P. 29. The district court reserved ruling on the Rule 29 motion. On September 8, 1994, at the end of a two-day trial, the jury convicted defendant of machine gun possession. The district court granted defendant's Rule 29 motion on November 2, 1994. 4 The United States appealed the district court's grant of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal.…