Comments on: Hard time a comin’ for Siegleman, Scrushy http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/ News, Entertainment & Points of View Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:54:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Willard http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Willard Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:16:03 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-269 Goody, goody, goody. The Don and the Screw-sh may really be going to jail. Fingers are crosssed everywhere. Next story Kyle: If and when they do get sentenced - when and where will they go to the pokey? Will it be the fancy-schmancy white-collar prison everyone always talks about, or will they be bound for the likes of Atmore? Goody, goody, goody.
The Don and the Screw-sh may really be going to jail.
Fingers are crosssed everywhere.
Next story Kyle: If and when they do get sentenced – when and where will they go to the pokey? Will it be the fancy-schmancy white-collar prison everyone always talks about, or will they be bound for the likes of Atmore?

]]> By: K. Whitmire http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-270 K. Whitmire Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:12:04 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-270 The prosecutors never expected to get 25 and 30 years for Scrushy and Siegelman, respectively. A lot has been made of the extreme sentences that they requested, but the fact is that this is typical of every sentencing I've ever covered. The government asks for the death penalty and the defense asks for probation and the judge splits the difference somewhere in between. Typically, judges lean toward the low end of the guidelines range, but they rarely stray far outside of them. If there's a handicap for tomorrow (or Friday) here it is. Siegelman: 10 1/2 years. Scrushy: 9. That's my best guess. We'll see if it holds up. I'm going to revise what I said earlier about a timetable, though. After talking with some of the lawyers, I'm guessing the sentence will come down probably late Thursday, Friday on the outside. The prosecutors never expected to get 25 and 30 years for Scrushy and Siegelman, respectively. A lot has been made of the extreme sentences that they requested, but the fact is that this is typical of every sentencing I’ve ever covered. The government asks for the death penalty and the defense asks for probation and the judge splits the difference somewhere in between.

Typically, judges lean toward the low end of the guidelines range, but they rarely stray far outside of them. If there’s a handicap for tomorrow (or Friday) here it is.

Siegelman: 10 1/2 years.

Scrushy: 9.

That’s my best guess. We’ll see if it holds up.

I’m going to revise what I said earlier about a timetable, though. After talking with some of the lawyers, I’m guessing the sentence will come down probably late Thursday, Friday on the outside.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Kathy Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:34:46 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-271 It looks like the prosecutors may not get their <i>de facto</i> life sentences, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. Thanks! It looks like the prosecutors may not get their de facto life sentences, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Thanks!

]]> By: K. Whitmire http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-272 K. Whitmire Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:18:41 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-272 Sentence might come down late tomorrow, but it's looking like early Friday is more likely. Sentence might come down late tomorrow, but it’s looking like early Friday is more likely.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Kathy Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:04:25 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-273 Kyle, thanks for keeping us informed. When do you think the sentence will come down? Kyle, thanks for keeping us informed. When do you think the sentence will come down?

]]> By: Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Fuller Hands Down Sentence Findings http://www.bhamweekly.com/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Birmingham Blues » Blog Archive » Fuller Hands Down Sentence Findings Wed, 27 Jun 2007 22:02:32 +0000 http://bhamweekly.com/blog/2007/06/27/hardtime-a-comin-for-siegleman-scrushy/#comment-274 [...] not sentences.  Not yet anyway.  Kyle reports: After listening to a day and a half of arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys, U.S. [...] [...] not sentences.  Not yet anyway.  Kyle reports: After listening to a day and a half of arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys, U.S. [...]

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