Siegelman to be Released on Appeal Bond
March 27th, 2008Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman will be released on bond pending appeal, according to a ruling by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta today, the Associated Press is reporting.
In the ruling, the three-judge panel said Siegelman had raised “substantial questions of fact and law” in challenging his conviction.
Also today, the United States House Judiciary Committee asked the Justice Department to allow Siegelman to be released so he can testify before Congress about possible political influence over his prosecution, according to the AP DC bureau.
Committee Chairman John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, believes Siegelman “would have a lot to add to the committee’s investigation into selective prosecution,” said Melanie Roussell, a spokeswoman for the committee.
More details later…
March 27th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Justice delayed is justice denied.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice every where.
Rev.Martin Luther King, Jr.
March 27th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Why aren’t they releasing Scrushy?
March 27th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
When good people step forward and shine light on the dark deeds of these evil bastards, good sometimes happens after all!
March 27th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
It’s been too long for Don!
All of the hard work may now be in
the process of finally beginning to
be shown, by a dedicated group.
The attorneys need to be praised also!
It takes a strong legal group to stand
up to the unjust of this trial!
We have a way to go, but we will NEVER
QUIT!! We love you, Don!!