United States v. Godfrey

ORDER AFFIRMING IN PART AND REVERSING IN PART DEFENDANT’S CONVICTIONS

JOHN A. MENDEZ, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court, on Defendant John Godfrey’s, (“Defendant”) appeal from his conviction on three counts following a trial before Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman (Doc. # 36). With leave of the Court, The New 49’ers. Legal Fund (“Amicus”) filed an amicus curiae brief (Doc. # 38). Oral argument was held before the Court on June 2, 2015. For the following reasons, Defendant’s conviction is affirmed..in part, and reversed in part.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This case arises…