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Tom DeLay Convicted of Money Laundering

No happy Thanksgiving for Tom DeLay. The jury found him guilty of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The penalty on one count is 2 to 20 and from 5 to 99 years on the other. He could also receive probation. Texas has jury sentencing, but DeLay previously opted for the judge to sentence him.

His attorney, Dick DeGuerin, says the verdict won't withstand appellate scrutiny:

Mr. DeGuerin said Mr. DeLay would try to convince an appeals court the money-laundering statute should never had been applied to the money swap — because the original donations were legal and also because the donations to the state candidates came out of a different account than the one in which the corporate donations were deposited. “It will never stand,” Mr. DeGuerin said.

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    What is the opinion of the lawyers on the (none / 0) (#1)
    by MO Blue on Wed Nov 24, 2010 at 07:08:11 PM EST
    blog of DeGuerin's argument that the verdict won't withstand appellate scrutiny?

    Any opinion on how DeGuerin's  mistake in introducing  DeLay's calendars might have affected the verdict?