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More details on the Monica Conyers case (and its future?)

By Douglas A. Berman

The Detroit Free Press has this effective report on the past, present and possible future of the criminal case against Monica Conyers (background here). The piece is headlined "A fuming Monica Conyers seeks appeal: Experts say she may not have right."  Here is how the piece sets up the fascinating question now at the center of the case: Although defendants often are allowed to appeal rulings, there is a question if that applies to Conyers in this case because she signed a plea agreement as part of her admission of guilt on June 22 that indicates if the sentence imposed falls at 60 months or less, "defendant waives any right to appeal her conviction or sentence." Alan Gershel, a 28-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office who is now a professor at the Thomas M...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).