The US probation office will recommend to U.S. District Court Judge James Spencer that the wife of Governor Bob McDonnell receive 5 to 6 1/2 years in prison following her conviction in September for helping businessman Jonnie Williams while she was the First Lady of Virginia. [read_more] Most legal experts believe that Maureen McDonnell’s sentence will be much less than that since her husband was sentenced to only 2 years after a recommendation for over 10 years. Mrs. McDonnell will be sentenced on February 20th. Her husband begins serving his prison sentence on February 9th.
Sentencing Guidelines For Maureen McDonnell, 5 to 6 1/2 Years in Prison
written by Jeanine Martin
January 22, 2015
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Jeanine Martin
Also known as Lovettsville Lady, I am a Republican activist in the wilds of western Loudoun County.
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As a lawyer, an officer of the Va Supreme Court, Bob McDonnell legion of crimes are presumed by Va statute to have been perpetrated with criminal intent.
No so for Maurine.
I do not know if finding her criminal intent was part of the juries instructions.
But it is likely that Bob was accessory to Maurine’s perpetrations.
And Bob having ‘taken notice of the laws’ would have established criminal intent subject only to the establishment of reasonable doubt by his pleading his incompetence at law.
Bob has not yet been tried on his part in Maurine’s crimes.
Perhaps he should negotiate a deal where he does the time for Maurine’s crimes. Otherwise for those particular proven instances of crime he is still due indictment and trial under Virginia laws VA18.2-111 and VA18.2-481(5).
interesting