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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Not really a surprise. There will be a hearing Thursday to decide whether Libby will be allowed to remain free pending appeal.

Libby will be allowed to remain free, pending appeal. His powerful political friends will shop for a "New Justice" judge, who will either: a) over turn the conviction, or b) re-sentence to 6mo probation.

In Bush's America, I don't expect Libby to serve a day behind bars.

By -epm, at 1:32 PM
I don't know about judge shopping.

I think they'll definitely appeal although I don't know the grounds, but the appeal court that would hear this is already set. (It's the DC appeals court where John Roberts used to serve.)

By mikevotes, at 1:49 PM
Ahh.

My comment, it seems, was the stuff of cynical, paranoid rants and not the product of actual... what's the word.... thought. :)

Still. Nothing will surprise me in Bush's New and Improved World of Justice.

By -epm, at 2:03 PM
I don't rule out the possibility that he won't be in jail. He's got good lawyers and a sympathetic appeals court, but, frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if on Thursday, Judge Walton gives him notice that his sentence will begin in two or three months.

Walton has been pretty no nonsense through this whole thing, and has seemed to be making the point that the defendant's public status doesn't grant him special privilege.

By mikevotes, at 2:26 PM