U.S. v. RIVERA

No. 18-1187.

901 F.3d 896 (2018)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol L. Kraft , Benjamin A. Wesson , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Shaun Akhil Mathur , Attorney, Gibson Dunn , Irvine, CA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before Kanne, Scudder, and St. Eve, Circuit Judges.


A jury convicted Joel Rivera of aiding and abetting a pair of Hobbs Act robberies and his friend's use of a firearm during them. The same jury, however, acquitted him of, or deadlocked on, counts related to three other robberies. Rivera moved for a judgment of acquittal on the four counts of conviction, arguing that the evidence was insufficient...

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