Is Trump considered a felon right this minute, or does it have to wait until

[patricia92243]

he wins/loses his appeal?

[Timewas]

1. Convicted

Felon by a New York court of law and jury of 12. sentencing has no effect on his conviction.

[patricia92243]

5. Sentencing and appeals are two different things. I am asking about an appeal.

[Irish_Dem]

2. He is now a convicted felon. The appellate court would have to overturn it.

[patricia92243]

6. Thanks for the answer. If he won an appeal, would that make him NOT a felon.

[Irish_Dem]

9. The appellate court can reverse a conviction, reduce a sentence, or release someone from prison.

The court allows for appeals if new evidence has come to light, legal rights were violated during the original conviction, or a judicial error happened.

So yes if they reverse a conviction, the person is no longer guilty, no longer a felon.

I am not an attorney so maybe someone else can chime in.
This is my understanding of the law.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Public Opinion

So, the answer is it depends on who the "public" is.
I consider him a felon, and I think he wins an appeal strictly on a technicality.
Hence, 12 people thought he did it. I think he's a felon right now.
His cult, obviously, would disagree.

[WarGamer]

7. slight correction... his cult doesn't CARE.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Fair

I felt that way, I just didn't specifically say it.
But, we agree.

[mobeau69]

11. And I always considered OJ a killer.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. Same Here

And he wasn't convicted by a jury.
I think the jury got blinded by smoke & mirrors, and the prosecution made a few big mistakes. Because of that a guilty man went free.
He did lose the wrongful death suit, so I don't think our opinion is far from accurate.

[EYESORE 9001]

4. Technically, I think it's not proper until after sentencing

when the ‘convicted’ part becomes effective. It’s not stopping me from using it until then.

[MineralMan]

10. He is now a convicted felon.

He will always be a convicted felon.

We should refer to him as what he is.

"Convicted felon Trump"

[sdfernando]

13. I sure do like the sound of that.

"Convicted felon trump"

We must update our acronyms...TSF...maybe TCFSF???

[CanonRay]

14. Unless and until the verdict is overturned by a higher court

he is a convicted felon.

[oasis]

15. Twice impeached convicted felon.

It's all documented. Trump's in the books as such.