Jurors unmoved by former Va. governor's appeal arguments

[WhiteTara]

Source: AP

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — As former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption case goes before the U.S. Supreme Court, three of the jurors who convicted him say they remain certain they did the right thing.

They say they aren't buying McDonnell's core argument: that he only extended routine political courtesies to the former vitamin executive who gave him and his family more than $165,000 in gifts and loans, and that his conviction — if allowed to stand — would make virtually every public officeholder a potential target of overzealous federal prosecutors.

"Politics as usual — that's a lousy excuse," juror Daniel R. Hottle said in a telephone interview.

McDonnell's lawyers and opposing counsel from the Justice Department will make their arguments to the nation's highest court Wednesday. The court, reduced to eight members with the recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia, is expected to rule by the end of June.

Juror Kathleen Carmody said she understands McDonnell's premise that he didn't do anything for former Star Scientific Inc. CEO Jonnie Williams that he wouldn't do for any other constituent, "but as a juror, based on what was presented to us in those six weeks, I disagree and stand by our decision."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/jurors-unmoved-former-va-governors-appeal-arguments-140118270.html?nhp=1

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I'm glad he's going to prison.

[2naSalit]

1. Good! ......nt

[Dustlawyer]

2. If he and his wife had been patient he could have moved up the food chain and collected

maybe something like $135,000,000 in speaking fees and stayed out of jail! It's ok as long as you give a speech and make wars, deregulate entire industries etc.

[keithbvadu2]

3. Bob liked his graft so much that he asked for more.

[marble falls]

4. And I hope they mope slapped him for coming up with his argument and having the gall to express it.