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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KATRINA ROBINSON

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Apr 17, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Christopher E. Cotten, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for the United States.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Mathew Jehl, BURCH, PORTER & JOHNSON, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Katrina Robinson.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Christopher E. Cotten, Naya Bedini, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, Memphis, Tennessee, for the United States.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Mathew Jehl, Larry Laurenzi, BURCH, PORTER & JOHNSON, PLLC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Katrina Robinson.

Judge(s): GIBBONS, BUSH, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis

DAVIS, Circuit Judge. A jury convicted Katrina Robinson, founder and director of The Healthcare Institute (“THI”), of four counts of wire fraud for actions she took in administering a federal grant the organization received from 2015–2019. Robinson filed a post-verdict motion for a judgment of acquittal (“JOA”) on all four counts. The district court granted the motion as to two of the counts. In these consolidated appeals, the government challenges the court’s grant of JOA on one of those counts, and Robinson appeals the denial of JOA on the remaining two counts. Robinson also appeals the district court’s denial of her oral motion for mistrial with prejudice and her motion for a new trial. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this decision.

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