New York – A federal judge on Thursday said former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam may stay free on bail while they appeal their corruption convictions, saying they had raised a “substantial question” about whether her jury instructions were erroneous.
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U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood in Manhattan cited the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in June to overturn the bribery convictions of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.
That court said routine political activities such as arranging meetings or reaching out to public officials generally could not form a basis for criminal prosecutions.
The Skelos and Silver cases are both starting to fall apart like a stack of cards.. All a bunch of fluff. Let’s hope Shelly also gets to stay free pending bail beh’.
They could spend their freedom time with Hillary and form a support group for corrupt dishonest politicians knowing how to skirt the system.