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Split Tenth Circuit panel denies denies Nacchio bail pending cert.

By Douglas A. Berman

Howard Bashman has linked here the news reports and the short opinion coming from the Tenth Circuit on the issue of whether the former Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio should get bail pending his attempt to get cert to review his white-collar conviction.  Here is the line that jumps out from the Tenth Circuit's disposition: "Mr. Nacchio has not shown that there is a reasonable chance that the Supreme Court will grant his petition."  I suppose, as this request for bail goes up to the Justices (see AP report here and SCOTUSblog report here), the Court itself will have an opportunity to confirm or rebuff this significant cert prediction from the Tenth Circuit panel. Some related posts: Conviction of Qwest's Nacchio reversed on appeal En banc Tenth Circuit reinstates insider trading conviction of former Qwest CEO Nacchio Should Joe Nacchio remain free on bail pending SCOTUS appeal? continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 13, 2009 (boomark / email).