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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEx-California lawmaker Duncan Hunter seeks prison term delay due to virus
Source: Associated Press
Ex-California lawmaker seeks prison term delay due to virus
By JULIE WATSON
May 6, 2020
SAN DIEGO (AP) Former California Rep. Duncan Hunter wants to push back the start of his prison term for stealing campaign funds until next year because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Hunters lawyers and prosecutors filed a joint motion in federal court on Tuesday and were awaiting a ruling from a judge on their request to change the surrender date from May 29 to Jan. 4.
If granted, Hunter promised to not ask for any other changes to his term or that his home confinement be counted toward the 11-month prison stint.
In light of the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this is not a time to be adding to the prison population unnecessarily, attorney Devin Burstein said in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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By JULIE WATSON
May 6, 2020
SAN DIEGO (AP) Former California Rep. Duncan Hunter wants to push back the start of his prison term for stealing campaign funds until next year because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Hunters lawyers and prosecutors filed a joint motion in federal court on Tuesday and were awaiting a ruling from a judge on their request to change the surrender date from May 29 to Jan. 4.
If granted, Hunter promised to not ask for any other changes to his term or that his home confinement be counted toward the 11-month prison stint.
In light of the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this is not a time to be adding to the prison population unnecessarily, attorney Devin Burstein said in an email to The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Ex-California lawmaker Duncan Hunter seeks prison term delay due to virus (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2020
OP
Prisons are open for business pal, sorry. You pukes can't have it both ways.
cayugafalls
May 2020
#5
That is what I thought. Trump loses the election and pardon Hunter in December.
Blue_true
May 2020
#9
raging moderate
(4,309 posts)1. Oh, I see. The Coronavirus is real when it threatens one of THEM.
For the rest of us, the danger is illusory.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)2. If they are forcing us to go to work than Hunter can be just as strong . . .
and go to prison . .
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)8. Excellent point. nt
Miguelito Loveless
(4,474 posts)3. Nope.
I have it on good authority its a hoax.
onecaliberal
(32,898 posts)4. No!
cayugafalls
(5,645 posts)5. Prisons are open for business pal, sorry. You pukes can't have it both ways.
You need to be pull yourself up by your bootstraps and be a man.
You did the crime. Now stop whinging...snowflake.
oasis
(49,408 posts)6. "I promise not to ask for any other changes". Riiiiiight
TexasTowelie
(112,438 posts)7. Hunter is hoping for a pardon so he serves no time at all. nt
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)9. That is what I thought. Trump loses the election and pardon Hunter in December.
He doesn't spend a minute in prison.