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| Jefferson should find out today when he is to go to jail |
| By wwl.com |
| Published: 11/18/2009 |
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Convicted former Congressman William Jefferson may have less than three months of freedom remaining. A federal judge today should inform Jefferson when he is to report to prison, to being his 13-year stretch for bribery, racketeering conspiracy and other corruption convictions. Jefferson's lawyers today will ask a federal judge to let their client stay out of jail pending the appeal. In order to convince they judge, they need to show that there is a good chance of getting the conviction overturned. "He essentially will be asking the judge to conclude that it's likely that the judge made a mistake during the trial," said Loyola University School of Law professor Dane Ciolino. "That's going to be difficult to do." Read More. |
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