Posted on 01/10/2011 12:34:15 PM PST by Hawk720
judge has ordered U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002.
The sentence comes after a jury in November convicted DeLay on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering. DeLay was once one of the most powerful men in U.S. politics, ascending to the No. 2 job in the House of Representatives.
The former Houston-area congressman had faced up to life in prison. His attorneys asked for probation.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
The jury of six men and six women consists of a Republican, six Democrats, two independent conservatives and three independent liberals, DeLay said.
He said he was putting his faith of acquittal with the liberals because they were more empathetic. "I know them like they're my brothers and sisters," DeLay said.
The forewoman, a Greenpeace activist named Katie Stotts, studied anthropology at Southwestern University in Georgetown. A full list of jurors is sealed...
From DeLay jurors warned to focus on case - "too many unrelated questions"
Not William Jefferson. He’s I believe serving a 13 year sentence - pronablu a life sentence given his health.
The jurors were given a set of instructions and the charge did Tom Delay do this. The jurors questioned if it was against the law to do that. The judge refused to answer and made them answer did he do “this”. They responded that yes he did “this”.
It will be up to the appelate court to determine if “this” is really against the law. Most lawyers indicate they don’t think it is a violation of the law, but the jurors were not given the opportunity to determine that. They are given a charge by the judge and their task is to carry out that charge.
I do not think Tom Delay did anything remotely illegal. However, based on the charge that the judge gave the jury, it would be hard for them to have decided any other way. The Jurors asked questions that would have given them an out, and the judge refused to answer.
Hmmmm...That is what I thought you said, in addition, you stated:
"The jurors were denied information by the judge and basically had no choice but to vote guilty".
As I said, ya got some bizarre events happening down there in Texas.
You mean beyond having his career ruined, spending millions to defend himself and being publicly slandered?
You didn’t really follow the case did you?
$10,000 bond on a potential life sentence?
That is peanuts and to me illustrates that those in the know recognize this will be thrown out on appeal.
And tax cheat Geithner becomes Secretary of the Treasury.
The world has gone mad.
No, Texas is one of the few states where the Governor does not pardon power. That is a legacy from Ma Ferguson getting caught selling paroles.
No because :
A) that would be an Illegal, ex post facto, law
and
B)DeLay was convicted under state, not federal law, and as you may have noticed we and not democrats control all three branches of gov’t there
You can have your own opinion but you aren’t allowed to make up your own facts
No because :
A) that would be an Illegal, ex post facto, law
and
B)DeLay was convicted under state, not federal law, and as you may have noticed we and not democrats control all three branches of gov’t there
You can have your own opinion but you aren’t allowed to make up your own facts
See my comment in post #70.
again, McCain Feingold don’t enter in to it because the conviction was under Texas state law. point your outrage in the proper direction, otherwise we all look a little more ignorant
The judge in this case, Pat Priest, is a retired state district judge from San Antonio, not Austin. He was appointed to the Delay case by the Republican Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Priest is considered one of leading experts of evidence in the state and was an adjunct law professor for several years at the local law school.
Wish our side had the balls to pull this kind of crap.
Pathetic.
They'd like to do the same with all Christian conservatives.
Thanks for the info. I honestly didn’t know.
How much did Klinton get for giving away nuclear secrets to China? I rest my case.
Tom’s only crime is that he can’t dance on TV.
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