Sentences with phrase «free pending appeals»
They are also free pending their appeals, which are before a different Second Circuit panel.
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Both men face stiff prison terms after corruption convictions, but remain free pending appeals.
Both Skelos and his son Adam are free pending their appeal.
Reacting to a Supreme Court ruling, two former top New York State legislators convicted of public corruption crimes are urging judges to let them remain free pending appeal.
Mr. Silver was sentenced to 12 years in prison by the judge, Valerie E. Caproni, but he was allowed to remain free pending his appeal.
Silver was allowed to remain free pending his appeal and never served a single day of the 12 - year prison sentence he received in May 2016.
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.
In May 2010, U.S. District Chief Judge Gary L. Sharpe had sentenced Bruno to two years in prison but allowed Bruno to remain free pending appeal.
The letter came hours after Silver's lawyers asked U.S. District Court Judge Valerie Caproni to treat their client just as Dean Skelos was treated in an entirely separate case and allow Silver to remain free pending appeal.
If we really care about avoiding national sentencing disparity, I would have a hard time understanding why Olis should have to serve any more time than Adelson (who is still free pending appeal) is now facing.
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.
Like Silver, Skelos is asking a federal judge to allow him to remain free on bail pending an appeal and the Supreme Court's McDonnell decision.
The Skeloses and Silver have been free on bail pending the outcome of their appeals.
In the next ten days, his attorneys intend to file paperwork asking that he remain free, pending appeal.
Haggerty has remained free while his appeal was pending.
But they have remained free pending the outcome of their appeal.
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... Continue reading →
They were sentenced, respectively, to 5 - and 6 1/2 - year prison terms by Manhattan U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood, but have been free while their appeals were pending.
The Skeloses and Silver have all been free on bail pending the outcome of their appeals.
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.
Another one of Smith's attorneys, Gerald Shargel, said Smith faced an uphill battle in his quest to remain free: «Bail pending appeal is a very difficult hurdle.»
Silver, 73, was convicted of taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for various favors and sentenced to 12 years in prison - though he was allowed to remain free with his appeal pending.
The Skelos» and Silver have all been free on bail pending the outcome of their appeals.
Moreover, Black is still free on bail and could remain free for a long time if he is granted bail pending appeal.
Berman writes that if Rita prevails at the Supreme Court, Libby's lawyers will have even stronger grounds for appeal — which in turn will strengthen the argument for allowing Libby to remain free while his appeal is pending.