The Scrush Asks for a New Trial
The request was filed under seal, so no details of the supposed “newly discovered evidence” are available. Scrushy’s also asking US District Judge Mark Fuller to recuse himself, but again, we don’t know why.
Fuller presided over a federal court trial where the jury convicted Scrushy and former Gov. Don Siegelman of bribery-related charges last June. Prosecutors accused Scrushy of arranging donations to Siegelman’s campaign for a state lottery in 1999 in return for an appointment to a state hospital regulatory board.
No sentencing date has been set for Scrushy or Siegelman.
Scrushy was convicted almost a year ago, but he’s yet to see the inside of a cell. I’m beginning to think he’s going to run the clock on this thing, delaying and delaying until he’s so old he ends up suckering some judge into giving him a compassionate release.
April 20th, 2007 at 12:51 am
This guy will fight until he’s dead. I almost admire it.
April 20th, 2007 at 5:57 am
Actually, he’ll fight till he runs out of money, which might in fact be after he’s dead.
April 20th, 2007 at 8:49 am
Dan, I might admire his tenacity if he wasn’t fighting, at least in part, with money he stole from HealthSouth. Yeah, I know; he was acquitted, because each of those revolving-door CFOs passed the word to continue the fraud - but don’t tell the boss. Uh huh.
April 20th, 2007 at 10:28 am
“This guy will fight until he’s dead.”
worked for ken lay.
April 20th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Yeowch, wheeler!