Don Siegelman is a political prisoner in one of the most backward countries in the world.

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41. The charges convinced them?

Interesting choice of words.


http://archive.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/061115/witness.shtml

Witnesses in Siegelman trial sentenced to prison
By Bob Johnson

Associated Press Writer

MONTGOMERY — Two key witnesses in the case that led to the conviction of former Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy were sentenced to federal prison terms Tuesday.

Lobbyist and landfill developer Lanny Young was sentenced to two years in prison for bribery-related charges, fined $25,000 and ordered to serve three years of supervised probation after his release from prison.

Former longtime Siegelman aide Nick Bailey was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised probation on bribery-related charges, but he was not fined.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Siegelman

The Court did strike down two of the seven charges on which Siegelman was convicted, and it ordered a new sentencing hearing. That means Siegelman's seven-year sentence could be reduced.

Partiality of the jury

Documents indicated that prosecutors interviewed two jurors while the court was reviewing charges of juror misconduct, in violation of the judge's instruction that no contact with jurors should occur without his permission.

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Alleged Misconduct by Attorney General

In November 2008, new documents revealed alleged misconduct by the Bush-appointed U.S. attorney and other prosecutors in the case. Extensive and unusual contact between the prosecution and the jury were alleged to have occurred.[22]

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Testimony of the star witness

Witness Nick Bailey, who provided the cornerstone testimony upon which the conviction was based, was subsequently convicted of extortion; upon being given 10 years in prison Bailey cooperated with prosecutors to lighten his own sentence. Although he engaged in over 70 interviews with the prosecution against Siegelman, none of the notes detailing these interviews were shared with the defense. In addition, after the case was tried it was confirmed that the check he testified he saw Scrushy write for Siegelman was actually written days later, when he was not actually present.[20][21]