United States v. Friske, No. 09-14915 (11th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CaseDefendant appealed his conviction for attempting to obstruct an official proceeding by attempting to dispose of and hide assets involved in a forfeiture proceeding. At issue was whether the district court erred in denying defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal. The court held that, because the government offered no evidence that defendant knew that his actions were likely to affect a forfeiture proceeding, the court concluded that a jury could not find beyond a reasonable doubt that he had the requisite intent to obstruct. Therefore, the district court erred in denying defendant's motion where the evidence was insufficient to support defendant's conviction.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on July 6, 2011.
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