2. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1276.]
motion for judgment of acquittal
motion for judgment of acquittal. A criminal defendant’s request, at the close of the government’s case or the close of all evidence, to be acquitted because there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis on which a reasonable jury could return a guilty verdict. • If the motion is granted, the government has no right of appeal. Fed. R. Crim. P. 29(a). — Abbr. MJOA. [Cases: Criminal Law 753.