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Order Denying Judgment of Acquittal — United States v. Raymond Joe Hilderbrand (ECF No. 193)

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An Order Denying Judgment of Acquittal, ECF No. 193, filed 05/30/25 in Case 2:23-cr-00114-TOR, United States of America v. Raymond Joe Hilderbrand, Case No: 2:23-CR-0114-TOR-1, in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Washington. The order addresses the defendant's Motion for Judgment of Acquittal (ECF No. 191) and the United States' opposition (ECF No. 192). The Court states that, having sat through the trial and considering all the evidence, it denies the motion. It cites the standard of whether any rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt, and is dated May 30, 2025 and signed by United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice.

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“Order Denying Judgment of Acquittal — United States v. Raymond Joe Hilderbrand (ECF No. 193).” Original at archive.org. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/court-filing-no-2-23-cr-00114-dkt-193-e-d-wash-2179b1bd5c/, SHA-256 5117bf4fa29677a2821ffc7511cb729e41dfb058a7cd0d21770015a0777c3eef.

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     Case 2:23-cr-00114-TOR       ECF No. 193    filed 05/30/25    PageID.1438     Page 1
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 5                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                         EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
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      UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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                                                    CASE NO: 2:23-CR-0114-TOR-1
                                Plaintiff,
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                                                    ORDER DENYING JUDGMENT OF
            v.                                      ACQUITTAL
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      RAYMOND JOE HILDERBRAND,
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                                Defendant.
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13         BEFORE THE COURT is Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal.

14   ECF No. 191. The United States filed its opposition at ECF No. 192. Having sat

15   through the trial and considering all the evidence, the Court denies the motion.

16         Rule 29(a) requires a trial court to grant a defendant’s motion for judgment

17   of acquittal “if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction.” Fed.R.Crim.P.

18   29(a). When evaluating such a motion, a trial court must determine whether “any

19   rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a

20   reasonable doubt.” United States v. Hursh, 217 F.3d. 761, 767 (9th Cir. 2000).



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 1   IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

 2         Defendant’s Motion for Judgment of Acquittal, ECF No. 191, is DENIED.

 3         The District Court Executive is directed to enter this order and provide

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 5         DATED May 30, 2025.

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