All that is said is, "Roger Stone sentenced..." Is he in jail yet??????

[Maraya1969]

Or are they giving him more time to pack??????????

[jimfields33]

1. Waiting on appeal. Said it should take 6-10 months on CNN

[Maraya1969]

6. Who else gets to stay out of jail while waiting on an appeal? Most people go directly

from the court room into the jail!

WTF

This reminds me of Jack Abramoff. Eventually he got away with everything after stalling for years.

[ecstatic]

8. +1000. Lock him up now!

I'm sick of the double standards!

[C_U_L8R]

2. That big honkin Nixon tattoo

will be a coveted prize in the prison shower room.

[True Blue American]

3. Trump just said

“ They say Roger lied, but other people lie,too!” He does not know the irony of his own words.

Went into a rant bout Stroft, the lovers.

[maxsolomon]

10. 2 posts until the Prison Rape reference!

Par for the course, DU. Never change!

[C_U_L8R]

11. It was more about taxidermy than buggery... but whatev

[onenote]

4. First, Judge Jackson has to decide Stone's motion for a new trial

which should be dealt with relatively quickly.

Stone filed an earlier motion for new trial based on a challenge to a different juror, and the government filed its opposition, sometime between November 25 and December 16. Judge Jackson denied the motion in a 15 page order adopted on February 5 -- probably around two months after the government's opposition was filed. There was no particular need for Jackson to move more quickly since the sentencing process was still ahead of her.

The current motion to for a new trial was filed on February 14 and Judge Jackson immediately set a deadline for February 18 for the government's opposition and, upon request by Stone, gave his counsel until Feb. 24 to reply. I would expect a decision from Jackson on the motion by early March (less than a month from now).

If Stone appeals, it will be up to Jackson to decide whether to grant him bail while the appeal is pending. It is a matter for the judge's discretion.

[global1]

5. Of Course Not - He's Roger Stone...nt

[onenote]

7. It has nothing to do with his being Roger Stone

and everything to do with the fact that he has a motion pending for a new trial.

[tavernier]

9. So... and I'm asking this because I truly am ignorant of the law

when it comes to trials... does a motion for a new trial automatically mean that you don’t have to go to jail until the motion is resolved? And if so, why doesn’t everyone do that?

[onenote]

12. Not automatic. Within the court's discretion

Essentially, the judge has the discretion to continue a defendant's bail post-verdict if a motion for a new trial is pending. Same thing when an appeal is filed. The judge may decide to order the defendant to begin serving immediately or may continue bail.

For example, Blagojevich was ordered to start serving his sentence while his appeal (which ultimately was granted in part) was pending. On the other hand, Rep. Jefferson was convicted in 2009, but was not ordered to report to prison until 2012 after his appeal was denied. It's really up to the judge.

[tavernier]

13. Thanks!

Doesn’t seem right though that it is so arbitrary.