U.S. v. THOMPSON

No. 00-2377.

285 F.3d 731 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Anthony J. THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 9, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven A. Muchnick, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, MO, argued, for U.S.

Howard B. Eisenberg, Milwaukee, WI, argued, for Anthony J. Thompson.

Before HANSEN, Chief Judge, BEAM and BYE, Circuit Judges.


BYE, Circuit Judge.

The government appeals from the district court's grant of a motion for judgment of acquittal and the district court's decision to depart downward at sentencing. We reverse the district court's order granting judgment of acquittal, vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.

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