US Supreme Court: Ex-Virginia gov to remain free for now
Source: AP
By LARRY O'DELL
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will not have to go to prison while the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to consider his appeal of his public corruption convictions, the justices ruled Monday.
The court issued a brief order overturning a lower court's decision on McDonnell's incarceration.
McDonnell made a last-ditch plea to the high court to stay out of prison shortly after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond refused to grant the same request.
The Republican former governor was facing the possibility of having to report to prison within the next several weeks to begin his two-year sentence, handed down in January for doing favors for a wealthy businessman in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans.
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randys1
(16,286 posts)Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)montanacowboy
(6,109 posts)and so will his wifey - repukes never pay the price
stillwaiting
(3,795 posts)HassleCat
(6,409 posts)Last edited Mon Aug 31, 2015, 04:50 PM - Edit history (1)
Can I do this? Hold a high office with a public trust, and betray that trust to enrich myself? Then, when convicted, drag out the appeals process so I can remain free for several years? Sign me up!
Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)Is that like a promise to be it shaved or nicely trimmed?
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)Now I'll look like an idiot when you correct it. Not that I need your help.
HassleCat
(6,409 posts)I have trouble hitting the "L" hard enough. "Could" often comes out "coud" and so on.
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)Liberalagogo
(1,770 posts)n/t
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)than a million people.
Else you may wind up in jail.
kacekwl
(7,024 posts)Us all.
kacekwl
(7,024 posts)now before he has to worry about prison and if found guilty after appeal be will somehow be pardoned.When will Obama do something about Siegalman ?