(1) After the close of the prosecution’s evidence or after the close of all the evidence, the Court on the motion of a defendant or on its own motion shall enter a judgment of acquittal of any offense charged in the complaint if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction of such offense(s). If a defendant’s motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of evidence offered by the prosecution is not granted, the defendant may proceed to offer evidence without having reserved the right to do so.

(2) If a motion for judgment of acquittal is made at the close of all of the evidence, the Court may reserve decision on the motion, submit the case to the jury, and decide the motion either before the jury returns a verdict or after it returns a verdict, or after it returns a verdict of guilty or is discharged without returning a verdict.

(3) If the jury returns a verdict of guilty or is discharged without having returned a verdict, a motion for judgment of acquittal may be made or renewed immediately after the jury is discharged, or within a set period of time as determined by the Court; if the verdict of guilty is returned, the Court may, on such motion, set aside the verdict and enter a judgment of acquittal. If no verdict is returned, the Court may enter a judgment of acquittal.

(4) The standard on a motion for judgment of acquittal is whether, viewing the evidence presented in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a reasonable jury could decide that this admissible evidence was adequate and sufficient to support a conclusion of defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. If the judge decides that a reasonable jury could hold the defendant guilty, the motion must be denied. If there does exist some doubt that the judge believes that a reasonable jury might disagree, the motion must be denied. If, however, the judge concludes that a reasonable jury would necessarily have to have reasonable doubt, the motion must be granted.

(5) The defendant must make a motion for judgment of acquittal at the close of all the evidence or they have waived their right to the motion. A motion for judgment of acquittal made at the close of the prosecution’s evidence and denied must be renewed at the close of all the evidence or it is waived.