Tuesday 12 May 2015

Former Va. gov in court for corruption conviction appeal

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RICHMOND — Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell returned Tuesday to court to appeal his corruption conviction.
His defense team is arguing its case before a three-judge panel at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals here.
McDonnell was sentenced two years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of taking more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting the company's dietary supplements. His wife also was sentenced to a year and a day earlier this year, but both have been free on bond, pending appeal.
Some suggest that means the judge found some merit in their arguments. Some legal professionals, including former state attorneys general from both major political parties, filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting McDonnell's position that his convictions were based on an overly broad definition of what constitutes an "official act."
Prosecutors have argued that the jury's verdict at the end of a nearly six-week trial was sound.
The businessman at the center of the trial was Jonnie Williams, at the time chief executive of Glen Allen, Va.-based Star Scientific that made nutritional supplements. He was granted immunity in this case.
Tuesday morning, McDonnell's supporters, including his wife, Maureen McDonnell, and Speaker Bill Howell of the Virginia House of Delegates, lined up to hear his appeal. The date of Maureen McDonnell's appeal has not been set.
The appeals court judges aren't expected to rule Tuesday. They usually take a few weeks to make their decision.

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