District Court, W.D. Virginia April 27, 2009, Criminal 7:07CR00079 (United States v. Smith)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. TURK, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendant Jody Alton Smith, Sr.’s and defendant Margaret Smith’s separate motions for judgment of acquittal and for a new trial. Both defendants were convicted by a jury on numerous charges that sprang from the government’s investigation into an illegal moonshine operation.