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If Trump gets prison time, I recommend in confining him on a military base/post in officers quarters with no internet access?!!
A New York jury’s historic conviction of Donald Trump on felony charges means his fate is now in the hands of the judge he’s repeatedly ripped as “corrupt” and “incompetent.”
Two experts told NBC News that it’s unlikely Trump will be imprisoned based on his age, lack of a criminal record and other factors — and an analysis of thousands of cases found that very few people charged with the same crime receive jail time. But a third expert told NBC News he believes it is “substantially” likely Trump could end up behind bars.
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records, a class E felony that is punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison. During the trial, Judge Juan Merchan threatened to put Trump behind bars for violating his gag order, but it’s unclear if the former president will face similar consequences now.
Former federal prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg, an NBC News analyst, said it’s unlikely that Merchan would sentence Trump, 77, to any jail time, given his age and his status as a first-time, nonviolent offender. “I’d be very surprised if there’s any sentence of incarceration at all,” Rosenberg said. “Of course, he did spend a good bit of time insulting the judge who has the authority to incarcerate him.”
The next step for Trump at this point is his sentencing, which is set for July 11.
Arthur Aidala, a former prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney’s office who’s now a defense lawyer, said the judge will likely use some of the time before sentencing to research similar cases to determine what the median sentence is.
“He wants to know before he sentences someone what the typical sentence is,” Aidala said, and would consider other factors like Trump’s age and lack of criminal record, while also taking into account the lack of injury caused by the crime. Aidala said he believes whatever punishment the judge comes up with would be “a non-jail disposition.”
An analysis conducted by Norm Eisen, who worked for House Democrats during Trump’s first impeachment, found that roughly one in 10 people who have been convicted of falsifying business records are imprisoned, and those cases typically involved other crimes.
Ron Kuby, a veteran New York criminal defense lawyer, took a different view.
“Judge Merchan is known for being a harsh sentencer when it comes to white-collar crimes committed by people who have wealth and privilege and power,” Kuby said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-convicted-felony-charges-035526233.html
A New York jury’s historic conviction of Donald Trump on felony charges means his fate is now in the hands of the judge he’s repeatedly ripped as “corrupt” and “incompetent.”
Two experts told NBC News that it’s unlikely Trump will be imprisoned based on his age, lack of a criminal record and other factors — and an analysis of thousands of cases found that very few people charged with the same crime receive jail time. But a third expert told NBC News he believes it is “substantially” likely Trump could end up behind bars.
Trump was convicted on 34 counts of falsifying business records, a class E felony that is punishable by a fine, probation or up to four years in prison. During the trial, Judge Juan Merchan threatened to put Trump behind bars for violating his gag order, but it’s unclear if the former president will face similar consequences now.
Former federal prosecutor Chuck Rosenberg, an NBC News analyst, said it’s unlikely that Merchan would sentence Trump, 77, to any jail time, given his age and his status as a first-time, nonviolent offender. “I’d be very surprised if there’s any sentence of incarceration at all,” Rosenberg said. “Of course, he did spend a good bit of time insulting the judge who has the authority to incarcerate him.”
The next step for Trump at this point is his sentencing, which is set for July 11.
Arthur Aidala, a former prosecutor in the Brooklyn district attorney’s office who’s now a defense lawyer, said the judge will likely use some of the time before sentencing to research similar cases to determine what the median sentence is.
“He wants to know before he sentences someone what the typical sentence is,” Aidala said, and would consider other factors like Trump’s age and lack of criminal record, while also taking into account the lack of injury caused by the crime. Aidala said he believes whatever punishment the judge comes up with would be “a non-jail disposition.”
An analysis conducted by Norm Eisen, who worked for House Democrats during Trump’s first impeachment, found that roughly one in 10 people who have been convicted of falsifying business records are imprisoned, and those cases typically involved other crimes.
Ron Kuby, a veteran New York criminal defense lawyer, took a different view.
“Judge Merchan is known for being a harsh sentencer when it comes to white-collar crimes committed by people who have wealth and privilege and power,” Kuby said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-convicted-felony-charges-035526233.html
