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OF COUNSEL Telephone Notice of Motion for Judgment of Acquittal You are notified that on date at time or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard in Courtroom of the Court for County State at the County Courthouse at city county state zip code Defendant Name For Judgment of Acquittal for the reasons stated in the above Motion. Printed Name of Attorney. IN THE COURT OF County State Name of State V. PLAINTIFF CAUSE NO. Name of Defendant DEFENDANT Motion for Judgment of Acquittal Comes now...Defendant Name of Defendant by and through counsel and respectfully moves this Court to set aside the verdict of guilty returned against Defendant on date and to order the entry of a Judgment of acquittal of any offense charged in the indictment against Defendant in accordance with the Motion and Supplementary Motion for Judgment of Acquittal made by Defendant at the close of all the evidence or in the alternative Defendant moves this Court to set aside the verdict of guilty returned against...Defendant on date and grant Defendant a new trial for the following reasons The verdict is contrary to the weight of the evidence. The Court erred in denying Defendant s Motion to dismiss the indictment. particulars. indictment or in the alternative to continue the trial. dismiss the indictment or in the alternative to continue the trial. Defendant was deprived of a fair trial and was substantially prejudiced by the pretrial activities of the county district attorney and the attendant publicity...and by the pretrial and trial publicity carried in the press and on radio and television. acquittal made on the basis of the prosecutor s opening statement. evidence. were made. concerning the law of evidence as it relates to the charge of a conspiracy an instruction that the only conspiracy proper for the consideration of the jury was a conspiracy to defraud the People of jury interrupted its deliberations to request the reading of parts of that testimony. the assumption that it would be tied...in with Defendant. As a matter of law there was reasonable doubt as to Defendant s guilt. This Motion is based on the attached Memorandum of points and authorities on all the files and records in this case and any evidence that may be produced at the hearing. Respectfully submitted Printed Name of Attorney Signature of Attorney Defendant s Attorney State Bar No* Certificate of Service This is to certify that I Name of Attorney attorney for Defendant Name of Defendant have this date served a true...and correct copy of the above and foregoing Motion by U*S* Mail postage fully prepaid to the following counsel of record for the State Name of Attorney Post Office Box No* or Street Address City State Zip Code This the day of 20. evidence. were made. concerning the law of evidence as it relates to the charge of a conspiracy an instruction that the only conspiracy proper for the consideration of the jury was a conspiracy to defraud the People of jury interrupted its deliberations to request the...reading of parts of that testimony. the assumption that it would be tied in with Defendant. As a matter of law there was reasonable doubt as to Defendant s guilt.