United States v. Judy Owen

Summary

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed Judy Owen's convictions for murder‑for‑hire, conspiracy to commit murder‑for‑hire, and the illegal transfer of a firearm, finding that the evidence was sufficient to support each conviction. The court also affirmed the district court's denial of Owen's motion for a mistrial, holding that the trial judge did not abuse discretion in allowing testimony about the defendant's post‑arrest silence. The affirmance rests on de novo sufficiency review for the convictions and an abuse‑of‑discretion standard for the mistrial issue.