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Texas law providing wide discretion in sentencing of former House leader Tom DeLay

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed in this local article, which is headlined "Sentencing hearing to begin in Tom DeLay trial," former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay could soon get life imprisonment or get merely probation as a sentence following his recent state corruption convictions.  Here are the intriguing details: The former Houston-area Republican congressman will be back in court on Monday for the sentencing phase of his trial after his Nov. 24 conviction on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to commit money laundering in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. Unlike DeLay's trial, which lasted nearly a month, the sentencing hearing is expected to take about two days.  DeLay has chosen Senior Judge Pat Priest to sentence him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 10, 2011 (boomark / email).