Lawyers given 30 days to file briefs in McDonnell corruption case
The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals has given former Gov. Bob McDonnell and prosecutors until Aug. 29 to file a proposed briefing schedule or a joint status report.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office asked the Richmond-based appeals court to hold off taking any action for 30 days concerning last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that tossed out McDonnell’s corruption convictions so that both sides can analyze the ruling.
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme sent formal notice of its June 27 ruling to the parties and to the 4th Circuit and the appeals court reopened the case.
McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were convicted in 2014 of performing “official acts” in exchange for $177,000 in gifts and loans from Jonnie R. Williams Sr., who was CEO of Star Scientific at the time.
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