Legal Opinion
United States v. Maynard Kenneth Godwin
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 3, 2014No. 13-10184PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
In a case of life imitating art imitating life, Maynard Kenneth Godwin was inspired by the fictional motorcycle gang in Sons of Anarchy, itself modeled on the real life Hells Angels, to form his own band of brigands called the Guardians. Under his leadership, the Guardians terrorized the citizens of Jacksonville, Florida, through a steady onslaught of home invasion robberies, armed bank robberies, and other crimes. Although not a full-fledged, card-carrying member of the Guardians, Erie Steven Ellis personally participated in at least two of those crimes, received a…
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