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Still a Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:41 PM
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DeLay lawyer says his client will never spend day in jail
Source: Reuters

The attorney for former House leader Tom DeLay said on Thursday he is preparing a series of motions to appeal and overturn DeLay's conviction on conspiracy and money laundering charges.

Dick DeGuerin said in an interview from his Houston office that he is confident that DeLay will never spend a day in prison.

"I believe we will win the appeal, I believe his name will be cleared," DeGuerin said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70C4J820110113
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polmaven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:43 PM
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1. I'm sure
he was confident his client would not be convicted in the first place.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:44 PM
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2. I'm thinking he's probably right. They rarely do. nt
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:45 PM
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3. What Hubris
that seems to be the fatal flaw of more and more Americans these days.
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Downwinder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:46 PM
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4. Just call it a 3yr. Congressional tour of Gitmo. n/t
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:53 PM
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5. That is how it works
Criminals like DeLay will use every trick at their disposal to stay comfy in their little estate home.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:53 PM
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6. DeLay states he did nothing wrong, and this is all political payback
by the Democrats...


mark
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:54 PM
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7. Gee... does that mean DeLay will do something drastic to himself to avoid it?
Then maybe they should lock him up to protect him from self harm.
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shawn703 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:58 PM
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8. And this folks
is a demonstration of how the law is applied differently to different types of people.
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Jackpine Radical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 12:59 PM
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9. It's all too possible he will get off the hook.
This country doesn't have a good track record when it comes to meaningful punishment for the wealthy and connected.
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lib_wit_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 11:52 PM
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30. So completely and disturbingly true.
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:05 PM
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10. Translation: DeLay hasn't paid his attorney's bill yet
DeGuerin is one of the good guys, and enjoys a sterling reputation in the Texas legal community. It's no surprise that with his nuts on the line, DeLay would hire DeGuerin to defend him. What I see in these comments is a zealot advocate, one I'd hire myself. What I also see is a client who hasn't paid his bill yet, and an attorney keeping his eye on the bottom line. I could be wrong about that, but I'll say it anyway.
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IScreamSundays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:47 PM
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17. what a bunch of hubris
I am sure DeLay was broke when he arrived at the counselor's office. The big fish that escaped the pan are writing the checks for this defense. Trust and believe, Delay is a Tuna, among the fish, but he aint the Whale.
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Swede Atlanta Donating Member (906 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:08 PM
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11. Delay won't spend any time in prison...
This appeals process will be drug out for years and he will remain free in the interim.

When and if his appeal is not successful, whoever the then governor of Texas will immediately pardon him or at a minimum commute his sentence. Then Delay will be invited to a big party at the Texas governor's mansion in his honor and he will be given the combination to the GOP party money safe.
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Syrinx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:11 PM
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12. agreed
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:12 PM
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13. Let him appeal from jail like people with no money
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niyad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:12 PM
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14. actually, I think he is correct. bet he won't spend a day in jail.
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AnneD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:22 PM
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15. Dick DeGuerin.....
Edited on Thu Jan-13-11 01:57 PM by AnneD
is a big time liberal dem. Don't hate him-the money he gets from Tom will be well spent, trust me. Politics makes for strange bed fellows. GOP breaks the laws and DEM defend them. :evilgrin:

Dick DeGuerin is a great Texas criminal lawyer. In line with Percy Foreman, Racehorse Haynes, and Sam Jaworski.
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CLANG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:43 PM
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16. I call bullshit. It may take some more time, but the bugman is going to prison!
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defendandprotect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:49 PM
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18. Sadly ... probably true -- don't expect justice in America is the message....
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Xenotime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:50 PM
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19. What the fuck!??! No. His ass needs to be locked up.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:54 PM
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20. Is the Bugman planning to run? Honduras, Paraguay?
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windowpilot Donating Member (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 01:56 PM
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21. Kenny boy, where you at?
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 02:02 PM
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22. OK. 1,100+ nights will be fine.
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32571 Donating Member (12 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 04:14 PM
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23. Wouldn't surprise me.
n/t
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 05:29 PM
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24. No matter what happens he has a job with the GOP when he gets out or is cleared.
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IScreamSundays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 06:28 PM
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25. He got 5 years right??
fed time you do 85%. State time, since it's non-violent, he does 50%. For the lives and the entire system he fucked over it is nothing. Trust and believe he will have a cell to himself with a tv, radio, and all the snickers bars that fat fuck can eat. Disgusting the way our Justice System works
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freshwest Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 06:30 PM
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26. Agreed.
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 08:21 PM
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27. Well duh.
We need to save prison space for Black men and pot smokers.
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Festivito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 08:49 PM
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28. YEH, what do you think he is, a Democratic Governer or something?
Only Dems go to jail dontcha know.
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queerart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-11 10:35 PM
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29. A Saying One Learns As They Age......


NEVER say..... N.E.V.E.R......


Karma is a funny thing......
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ProudDad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 12:09 AM
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31. Well, since those asshole Texas Governors
Edited on Fri Jan-14-11 12:09 AM by ProudDad
g.w.bush and "the Hair"

have packed the Texas Appeals Courts with right-wing pricks over the last 16 years...

He's probably right...
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CRH Donating Member (671 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-11 11:56 AM
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32. It would be consistent with the republican mindset, ...
for Delay to replace Steele as the party chairman, while they sort out this political witch hunt during appeal.

It would display the proper amount of arrogance and hypocrisy, that trademarks the party's actions and statements.
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