United States v. Johnson

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

THORNBURG, District Judge.

THIS MATTER is before the Court on a timely appeal from the final order of convie tion and sentence of the Appellants by the Magistrate Judge.

I.JURISDICTION

Rule 58(g) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure grants this Court jurisdiction to hear this appeal.

II.STANDARD OF REVIEW

The Court reviews an appeal from a conviction by the Magistrate Judge using the same standards as those applied to district court judgments by courts of appeals. Fed.R.Crim.P. 58(g)(2)(D). Accordingly, the construction of federal regulations is given de novo review,…