Judge denies Roger Stone's request for new trial

[nitpicker]

Source: The Hill

A federal judge denied Roger Stone's request for a new trial, a court filing unsealed on Wednesday revealed.

Stone, a longtime associate of President Trump, had sought a new trial after being convicted in November of lying to Congress and witness tampering, based on the judge’s refusal to strike a juror.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson, an Obama appointee who is presiding over the trial, denied Stone's request last week. In her order, which was unsealed today, Jackson said it had not been necessary to strike the juror for alleged bias, and added that Stone’s defense team provided no reason to believe there had been “a serious miscarriage of justice.”
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Read more: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/482811-judge-denies-roger-stone-request-for-new-trial

[Laurelin]

1. An Obama appointee

Why include that information? Do we now assume all judges are partisan and unfair because Trump is trying to make the courts completely partisan and loyal only to him and not to the law?

[KSNY]

3. Well, it is The Hill, but Trump does the same thing with Foreign Service Officers and other

federal workers who do not break the law to please him

[Fullduplexxx]

4. Because it's the hill

[greenjar_01]

6. The Hill is a Trump campaign organ

It may as well be edited by Brad Parscale

[rockfordfile]

7. I agree

[onenote]

9. Saves us the time that would be spent looking it up

Which, of course, we do whenever there is a court ruling these days.

[Rider3]

2. Crosshairs

This is the same judge whom Stone doctored a photo of showing her in the crosshairs of a gun. It doesn't matter who appointed her. Stone is a disgusting human being.

[bluestarone]

5. How long does she have to decide the sentence?

Sit on it for awhile. Let them stew!!

[onenote]

10. I believe sentencing is schedule for Feb. 20

But that's not written in, no pun intended, stone. It's already been postponed at least once.

[AlexSFCA]

8. pardon is coming

[world wide wally]

11. I hope she doubles the sentence

[ZERTErYNOthe]

12. Can anyone run out the clock?

Not hopeful here, but is there any way to run out the clock, like was done with Merrick Garland, in order to make the sentence Pardon Proof? (assuming Dotard doesn't get a second term).