Sentences with phrase «appeals of their convictions pending»

Not exact matches

Disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will remain free until at least Oct. 27 as he seeks bail pending appeal of his November 2015 conviction on corruption charges.

The late Sen. Tom Libous's conviction was overturned in May due to his pending appeal at the time of his death after a battle with cancer.

Former state Senate leader Dean Skelos» pending appeal of his 2015 conviction relies on the same grounds as Silver.

Disgraced former state Sen. Dean Skelos will be able to stay out of prison pending an appeal of his corruption convictions, a Manhattan judge ruled on Thursday.

MANHATTAN FEDERAL COURT — Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is fighting to stay out of prison while he appeals his corruption conviction — a pending appeal that he's likely to win thanks to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, his lawyers argue in court papers filed this week.

Disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith surrendered to prison today in rural Pennsylvania after a failed bid to stay out of jail pending appeal of his corruption conviction.

Shelly Silver will stay out of jail for what looks to be another year, thanks to US District Court Judge Valerie Caproni's ruling Thursday that the disgraced former Assembly speaker can remain free on bail pending his appeal of his landmark corruption conviction.

O'Donnell told reporters he and his client intend to appeal the conviction, adding he's in the process of filing an emergency stay in order to keep Wills out of prison pending appeal.

Two of Sampson's former legislative colleagues, one - time Senate leader Dean Skelos and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, both contend they should remain free pending appeal because their corruption convictions are likely to be overturned under the new rules established by the McDonnell case.

Still not satisfied, Daudu proceeded to the Supreme Court, praying the apex court to grant him a post conviction bail pending the determination of the appeal before it.

Justice Yates sentenced each to 16 weekends in prison, but neither served time pending the appeal of their convictions.

Sheldon Silver, former State Assembly speaker, also has an appeal of his corruption conviction pending based on that decision.

In their memo seeking bail pending appeal, they stated that if the court constrains the definition of an official act when it comes to trading favors, it's likely Silver's conviction will be reversed and a new trial will be ordered.

As a matter of constitutional U.S. law, your conviction remains valid and you must serve the sentence, if your conviction was final and all appeals had been exhausted when the new court decision was announced unless it was a «new rule» of law rather than a mere interpretation of existing law, but if your conviction was not yet final because post-conviction motions or appeals were still pending, the new rule of law could be utilized to challenge your conviction.

Mr. Kazenelson has appealed both his conviction and the sentence imposed on him and has been released on bail pending the outcome of his appeals.

Cabral has advised that he will ask the Quebec Court of Appeal to have Charest released pending the ruling on the appeal of the convicAppeal to have Charest released pending the ruling on the appeal of the convicappeal of the convictions.

• remove all discretion from the secretary of state in relation to deportation orders; • create an assumption that deportation is conducive to the public good; • require the secretary of state to make a deportation order (this can be made at any time providing there is no pending criminal appeal against a conviction or sentence); and • prohibit the secretary of state from revoking a deportation order unless: (i) one of the exceptions below applies; (ii) an application for revocation is made while individuals are outside the UK; or (iii) a new Borders Act deportation order is made.

Court of Queen's Bench Justice June Ross ruled Khadr has a constitutional right to apply for bail pending his appeal of five war - crimes convictions.

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