In 101 page brief lawyers for the former first lady have asked the US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to negate her conviction. [read_more]
“unprecedented application of the law to Governor (Bob) McDonnell, and the unwarranted extension of those laws to Mrs. McDonnell should be reversed and their convictions should be vacated.”
According to Mrs. McDonnell’s lawyers her conviction should be reversed because,
“expansive redefinition of the federal corruption laws” criminalized routine political conduct “and gave federal prosecutors unbridled discretion.”
The lawyers argued that ‘at the very least’ Mrs. McDonnell should get a new trial.
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Hold on – Weren’t the McDonnells convicted of 18USC1951(b)(2) “obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by wrongful use of “. . “color of official right”?
That is extortion with a strong flavor of VA18.2-111 “Embezzlement,
Larceny” of a ‘gift’ that really belonged to the OFFICE not the officER.
The McDonnells’ were not convicted of 18USC201 “Bribery”.
And could not have been because that law applies to federal public
officials not state public officials (including the office of First Lady).
So the ‘official acts’ and ‘quid pro quo’ argument means nothing in the appeal of the crime for which Gov.Bob was convicted.
The McDonnells’ were convicted of federal fraud in defrauding both
Jonnie Williams and the People of Virginia in a conspiracy to commit
VA & common law bribery.
The McDonnells’ appeal is either irrelevant non-sense or smoke to cover a fixed appeal.
Likewise the brief signed by many VA government officers that are deemed by law and professional standing to know the law. Those persons have submitted their VA18.2-481(5) felony to the judges asking them to be party to their felony of “Resisting the execution of the laws under the (mere) color of its (the laws) authority”.
The AG’s motive is due because they are public record conclusively
evidenced as being GUILTY under the same laws under which McDonnell is GUILTY.
When the outcome is more important than either the law or justice there is no need for the AG’s to read the court’s conviction ruling.
X-Va
First Lady Maureen did perpetrate Felony 18USC1951(b)(2)
“obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced
by wrongful use of “.
. “color of official right” (EXTORTION)
which
is also a Va crime under VA18.2-111″EMBEZZLEMENT, LARCENY”
of a ‘gift’ that really belonged to the OFFICE (First Lady) not
the officER.
It
seems unlikely that a new trial could produce a different result
unless fixed.
Yet
a new trial would allow Gov. McAuliffe to pardon the x-first
lady of the Va Governors mansion. Maureen could come under our
Governor’s broadly offered pardon under parole oath.
Since
the Virginia government has strictly speaking become a statutory
VRICO gang
*
where at the very least every member of the Virginia Bar is
conclusively evidenced in public record as perpetrating many
counts of VA18.2-111, VA18.2-481(5) and VA18.2-482 felony
*
and with every living member of the GA having at least probable
cause that they perpetrated many counts of the same felonies
with the addition of 18US1951 felonies
it
seems that the only feasible way of getting over this customary
yet greatly evil in consequence corruption is by our Governor’s
VERY broad grant of PARDON UNDER PAROLE OATH.
I don’t see this happening.