Judge Merchan
In a surprising move on a lightning-quick timetable that is unlikely to stand if challenged, the New York court that presided over the Stormy Daniels hush money criminal trial of Donald Trump ordered him on Friday to be sentenced on Jan. 10, just 10 days before he will assume the presidency once again.The liberal sneaky judge signaled that Trump would get an “unconditional discharge,” meaning no jail time or probation, but sentencing would still cement the former and future president as a convicted felon.
If Trump seeks an emergency stay blocking the sentencing—and it will not surprise us if he goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary—we expect he will succeed.
Judge Juan Merchan's order
7 comments:
He's already been convicted. This is his sentencing.
He's guilty of felony crimes but not quite a convicted felon — at least not until he gets his official sentence.
That's not accurate.
https://www.dictionary.com/e/charged-vs-convicted-vs-sentenced-crime/
@3:44...think you are right but here is an interesting one- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-donald-trump-isnt-a-convicted-felon-yet/ar-BB1no6oV
Nicki Swift is a celebrity gossip columnist. I think I'll stick with the legal definition.
Wikipedia: In the United States, a felony is a crime that is punishable by death or more than one year in prison. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor.
Uh...okay. But what does that have to do with everything that has been discussed here so far?
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