DeLay appellate lawyer: ‘We won the Super Bowl'

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Austin American-Statesman

A 3rd Court of Appeals panel, split 2-to-1 along partisan lines, on Thursday reversed the money-laundering and conspiracy convictions that ended the political career of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay seven years ago.

The Sugar Land Republican was facing a three-year prison sentence before the court’s majority opinion ruled that there was “legally insufficient evidence” at DeLay’s 2010 trial before a Travis County jury.

The court, in effect, acquitted DeLay of all charges. He had been free on bond, pending the appeal.

Brian Wice, DeLay’s appellate lawyer, said he told his client: “When I see you, I’m going to dump a Gatorade bucket over your head. We won the Super Bowl.”

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/court-reverses-delay-convictioncourt-reverses-dela/nZ2m7/

[onehandle]

1. He can go celebrate with George Zimmerman. nt

[Koko Ware]

2. DA is appealing

and the two partisian Republicans will be reversed and the jury's decision to stand, and ordered DeLay in prison immediately into Huntsville gen pop, with an additional 25 to life tagged on him for judge shopping

[Lasher]

14. Appealing to whom, the rigged SCOTUS?

Oh sorry, I should have read the article. Goes next to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.

DeLay will die of old age before justice is done. Just like Kenny Boy Lay.

[Koko Ware]

15. According to the article, the Texas Court of Criminal Justice.

All are Republicans, but hopefully a few are sane enough to see what the other two teabagging judges just did.

And then ordered immediately to Huntsville to serve his time, plus an additional 25 to life.

[Ash_F]

19. You know what they say "hope in one hand..."

[KamaAina]

3. More like the WWE title

which, in case you didn't know , is rigged.

[klook]

24. Are you tellin' me rasslin' is fake?

Next you'll be tellin' me justice is rigged in the U.S. of A.

[KamaAina]

25. It most certainly is not!

Except for Sanford, Fla. And Alabama (Don Siegelman). And New Orleans (Danziger Bridge killer cops' convictions overturned on a technicality).

Um, wait a minute....

[questionseverything]

26. current admin needs to pardon seigleman

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=10264

DELAY ACQUITTED, SIEGELMAN STILL IN PRISON

. Siegelman, a Democrat, has so far served nearly two years for a "crime" that had never before been considered a crime before he was found guilty of it. He is likely to serve many more years in prison for the charges brought by Republicans, including a federal prosecutor whose husband was the Chief of Staff of Siegelman's gubernatorial rival Bob Riley, a team of folks, including the judge, who are all good friends of Karl Rove and who are said to have "coached, cajoled and threatened" the star witness in the case.

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Today, in the meantime, Tom DeLay, the former Republican leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, who was convicted of money-laundering hundreds of thousands of corporate dollars in Texas to give them to candidates --- something which has been an actual crime for decades in the state --- was acquitted of all charges by a 2 to 1 decision of a Texas appeals court.

DeLay never served a day in prison. Siegelman, on the day he was convicted, before the appeals process could even begin, was literally shackled and carted away. The basis for Siegelman's conviction has subsequently been challenged in a letter signed by a group of 113 bi-partisan former state attorneys general.

[KamaAina]

33. Watch him wait until the last week

cf. Clinton and Marc Rosen.

No need to make Siegelman wait three more years.

[Laurian]

4. This makes me physically ill.

Slime bag.

[underpants]

13. Me too

[shadowmydog]

5. Court

was fixed by the two republican on the bench .

[HereSince1628]

6. Oo! Ooo! Just in time to be the new MODERATE GOP presidential hopeful!

[Berlum]

7. "Justice" Delay-ed

is justice denied.

[MADem]

8. I am (ewwwwww) "Recommending" this thread.

Not because I think the actions of the appellate court have anything to recommend, but because I think this ghastly news deserves more exposure to the DU audience.

I am appalled at this ruling. Not surprised but appalled.

[Frustratedlady]

9. I wonder how much that cost him?

No surprise there, for sure.

Rotten rat!

[Lasher]

30. I don't think it's cost him anything.

If memory serves, DeLay is paying for his high priced lawyers with campaign funds that so many were stupid enough to contribute.

[Orrex]

10. Too bad he didn't have an ounce of pot on him and/or isn't black.

He'd be jailed for life.

[They_Live]

11. Jailed for life? Maybe.

But more likely shot. In the back.

[Orrex]

20. Sad but true.

[bluesbassman]

12. "split 2-to-1 along partisan lines". Sorry to break it to you Wice...

but it ain't winning if the game is rigged.

[Dawson Leery]

22. +1

[Cryptoad]

16. Best Justice Money can buy!

[leveymg]

18. This is what happens when you have State courts try national politicians & nat'l cases

The courts are highly partisan in most states, and at some level in the appeals process you're going to get a partisan outcome. The federal courts tend to be a bit more careful about the appearances of political outcomes, unless of course it's the SCOTUS.

[Hissyspit]

21. No Accountability continues. IOKIYAR. Siegelman still in prison.

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[no_hypocrisy]

27. + 1,000,000

[madrchsod]

28. +++++++

[SunSeeker]

23. Don't flatter yourselves, douchebags.

You won because of a corrupt judiciary.

[warrant46]

29. The Fix was in !!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

31. What a corrupt state.

But you get what you vote for.

[blkmusclmachine]

32. Perry.

Enough said.