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U.S. v. AMAYA

No. 12-3134.

731 F.3d 761 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Javier AMAYA, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy T. Duax argued, U.S. Attorney's Office, Sioux City, IA, Teresa Baumann , on the brief, U.S. Attorney's Office, Cedar Rapids, IA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Javier Amaya, Sioux City, IA, pro se.

Chris Buckley , Bassel El-Kasaby , Paul Forney argued and on the brief, Omaha, NE, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SHEPHERD, BEAM, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Javier Amaya guilty of one count of conspiracy to launder money, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i). The district court1 granted appellee's motion for a new trial. The government now appeals the grant of a new trial. We affirm.

I.

A grand jury indicted brothers Angel Amaya and Javier Amaya and two others for conspiracy to commit money laundering involving proceeds of...

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