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Conrad Black appeals to Justice Stevens for bail pending SCOTUS ruling

By Douglas A. Berman

In this post last week on right after the Supreme Court granted cert on Conrad Black's criminal appeal, I asked "Should Conrad Black (and Jeff Skilling and others) be set free pending SCOTUS action?".  My query prompted a spirited debate in the comments, and now it may prompt a spirited debate in Justice Stevens' chambers.  This new AP article explains why: Former media executive Conrad Black is seeking his release from prison, at least until the Supreme Court decides whether to uphold his fraud conviction. Black has served nearly 15 months of a 6 1/2-year prison term following his conviction in July 2007. In early May, the high court agreed to hear an appeal from Black and two other former executives of the Hollinger International media company who were convicted in connection with payments of $5...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 29, 2009 (boomark / email).