Fortenberry (R-NE) wastes little time in appealing his conviction and even his probation sentence
Source: Omaha World Herald
By Todd Cooper
That didnt take long.
A day after getting two years probation, community service and a $25,000 fine for lying to federal agents investigating foreign campaign contributions, former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry filed notice he will appeal his convictions and his sentence.
Appealing his convictions wasnt a surprise Fortenberry, 61, has been adamant that he did nothing wrong. The same couldnt be said for the appeal of a sentence in which Fortenberry received no prison time.
The Republican from Lincoln could have received up to 15 years in prison, but Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. ruled that Fortenberrys conduct was an aberration from his normally upright character.
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TexasTowelie
(112,090 posts)Treat him like the common criminal that he is.
irisblue
(32,961 posts)jimfields33
(15,763 posts)Even those on death row get to appeal. I dont think this is unusual at all.
tanyev
(42,541 posts)"Yes I robbed that bank, your honor, but I genuinely needed that money and I've never been caught robbing a bank before."
AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)Is Fortenberry a poor minority? the defense rests!
EndlessWire
(6,508 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,679 posts)Pillar of the community. . .great family man. . .great personality. . .great everything. . .always has upright character.
Kills one person while driving drunk. . .same light sentence?
Let's do the same thing. . .same constants as before, but the offender is black.
Our justice system doesn't even try anymore to be blind, fair, or just.
Ford_Prefect
(7,876 posts)EndlessWire
(6,508 posts)He has a right to appeal. Everyone with the money to do so appeals.