Opinion ID: 2979235
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Text: On October 12, 2004, a five-count indictment was filed in this case. Goff was not named as a defendant in that indictment, but instead was identified as a previously convicted conspirator. A superseding indictment was filed on December 15, 2004, listing two new counts and several new defendants, including Goff. Goff filed motions to dismiss this indictment on grounds of double jeopardy, expiration of the statute of limitations, and abuse of the grand jury. The district court denied all of these motions on February 20, 2006. On February 28, 2006, the Government filed a second superseding indictment. -7- No. 08-4296 United States v. Goff Goff appealed the denial of his motions to dismiss to this Court, which on June 27, 2006, affirmed the district court’s rejection of his double-jeopardy claim on the merits and found a lack of jurisdiction to hear Goff’s claim of grand jury abuse. See United States v. Goff, 187 F. App’x 486, 495 (6th Cir. 2006). Goff’s case was scheduled to proceed to trial on September 18, 2006. However, on September 7, 2006, the Government filed a motion to continue, asking the district court to delay the start of trial. The court held a hearing on this motion on September 18, 2006, which Goff did not attend, though his counsel was present. The court granted the motion and scheduled Goff’s trial to begin on September 28, 2006. Goff’s case proceeded to trial on that day, and the jury returned a verdict on October 11, 2006, finding Goff guilty on both counts. Goff filed a motion for judgment of acquittal or a new trial; the court denied the motion on October 16, 2007. Goff then filed a second motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence; that motion was denied on August 8, 2008. On September 24, 2008, the court sentenced Goff to a term of 360 months in prison, to run consecutive to the 188month term of imprisonment he already was serving for his guilty plea in the earlier case. Goff now appeals both his convictions and his sentence.