https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/22/anthony-becker-santa-clara-city-council-appeal-guilty-verdict/

Following Anthony Becker’s conviction earlier this month, the ex-Santa Clara official’s attorneys say they plan to appeal the decision that could land him in prison — and they may be hoping for a second chance to introduce evidence the trial judge refused to allow, according to one legal expert.

It’s the latest move by Becker’s legal team to secure a new trial or get the case thrown out altogether. The former Santa Clara vice mayor was found guilty in Santa Clara County Superior Court in Morgan Hill on Dec. 5 of leaking the 2022 “Unsportsmanlike Conduct” civil grand jury report and of felony perjury. He resigned from his seat on the Santa Clara City Council the following day.