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Will Senator Stevens pay at sentencing for election-related comments?

By Douglas A. Berman

I was intrigued to see from this local reporting some of what Senator Ted Stevens had to say in a debate last night about his conviction earlier this week.  Consider these excerpts: Stevens:... [T]he case is still pending on the basis of mentions which we filed for a new trial or for a dismissal of the case for prosecutorial misconduct.  I have not been convicted of anything....  I?m not going to step down.  I have not been convicted.  I have a got a case pending against me, and probably the worst case of prosecutorial -- misconduct by the prosecutors -- that is known. I had a talk this afternoon, with one of the attorneys here, a former U.S. attorney, who told me he was appalled by what went on in that case.  So I think you?ll find out...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).