USA v. RowlandMOTION for AcquittalD. Conn.September 24, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT ------------------------------------------------------x : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : : v. : : Case No. 3:14-CR-79 (JBA) JOHN G. ROWLAND, : : Defendant. : : September 24, 2014 ------------------------------------------------------x DEFENDANT JOHN G. ROWLAND’S MOTION FOR A JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL Reid H. Weingarten William L. Drake STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-8082 Michelle L. Levin STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 (212) 506-3900 Peter G. Billings [ct28629] BILLINGS & BARRETT, LLC 941 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 PH: (203) 562-0900 FAX: (203) 562-0902 peter@billingsandbarrett.com Counsel for Defendant John G. Rowland Case 3:14-cr-00079-JBA Document 151 Filed 09/24/14 Page 1 of 4 On September 15, 2014, following the close of the Government’s case-in-chief, Defendant John G. Rowland (“Mr. Rowland”) moved pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29(a) for a judgment of acquittal. Mr. Rowland then proceeded with his defense, calling one witness to testify. On September 17, 2014, the Court denied Mr. Rowland’s motion.1 On September 19, 2014, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all seven counts.2 Mr. Rowland now respectfully moves for a judgment of acquittal pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 29(c). Respectfully submitted, /s/ Reid H. Weingarten Reid H. Weingarten [phv01200] William L. Drake [phv06671] STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20036 PH: (202) 429-8082 FAX: (202) 429-3902 rweingarten@steptoe.com wdrake@steptoe.com Michelle L. Levin [phv06670] STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1114 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 PH: (212) 506-3900 FAX: (212) 506-3950 mlevin@steptoe.com 1 [Docket No. 136]. 2 [Docket No. 146]. Case 3:14-cr-00079-JBA Document 151 Filed 09/24/14 Page 2 of 4 2 Peter G. Billings [ct28629] BILLINGS & BARRETT, LLC 941 Grand Avenue, 2nd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 PH: (203) 562-0900 FAX: (203) 562-0902 peter@billingsandbarrett.com Counsel for Defendant John G. Rowland Dated: September 24, 2014 Case 3:14-cr-00079-JBA Document 151 Filed 09/24/14 Page 3 of 4 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on September 24, 2014, a copy of foregoing Defendant John G. Rowland’s Motion for A Judgment of Acquittal was filed electronically and served by mail on anyone unable to accept electronic filing. Notice of this filing will be sent by e-mail to all parties by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system or by mail to anyone unable to accept electronic filing as indicated on the Notice of Electronic Filing. Parties may access this filing through the Court’s CM/ECF System. /s/ Reid H. Weingarten Reid H. Weingarten [phv01200] STEPTOE & JOHNSON LLP 1330 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20036 PH: (202) 429-8082 FAX: (202) 429-3902 rweingarten@steptoe.com Counsel for Defendant John G. Rowland Case 3:14-cr-00079-JBA Document 151 Filed 09/24/14 Page 4 of 4
