Ex-Santa Clara official appeals guilty verdict - San José Spotlight

Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker files notice of appeal following sentencing

Ex-Santa Clara Vice Mayor Anthony Becker officially filed his notice of appeal today, kicking off a process that could reaffirm or reverse his conviction for leaking an explosive civil grand jury report about the San Francisco 49ers and then lying about it under oath. In December, a jury found Becker guilty of felony perjury and violating his duty as a government official. He was sentenced to 40 days in a county jail work program earlier this mo…

Ex-Santa Clara official appeals guilty verdict - San José Spotlight

Lawyers representing former Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker filed an appeal Wednesday in his felony perjury case. According to the appeal, Becker’s lawyers are looking for a certificate of probable cause, challenging the guilty verdict jurors issued in December 2024. Jurors found Becker guilty of leaking a 2022 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury report before its official publication date to a 49ers team executive, and lying about it t…

Former Vice Mayor Anthony Becker Files Appeal on his Conviction

By Robert Haugh Just when you thought the final bell had rung, former Santa Clara Councilmember Anthony Becker is back in the ring. Becker’s legal team filed an appeal to his felony conviction. Becker was convicted for leaking a confidential 2022 Civil Grand Jury report to 49ers’ top brass, then lying about it to the grand jury. Becker’s legal team asked for a certificate of probable cause—a move that could, but not likely overturn the jury’s de…