Texas Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Voter Fraud Loses Bid for New Trial
Source: NY Times
A judge who sentenced a Texas woman to five years in prison for voting illegally because she was a felon on probation turned down on Monday the woman’s bid for a new trial.
“Prison is a lot closer for her today,” Alison Grinter, a lawyer for the woman, Crystal Mason, 43, said on Tuesday, noting that her client would appeal the decision to a higher court.
Sharen Wilson, the Tarrant County district attorney, declined to comment.
Ms. Mason was convicted of illegal voting in a one-day trial held March 28 before Judge Ruben Gonzalez, a state district court judge who sentenced her that day to five years in prison. She has been free on bond pending appeal.
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Not only is this conviction absurd, this sentencing of 5 years is indboggling absurd!
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