Montgomery, AL – A federal judge is delaying the resentencing of former Gov. Don Siegelman until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether to look at his bribery convictions.
Judge James C. Hill of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided late last week not to send Siegelman's case back to a federal judge in Alabama for resentencing. Defense attorney Sam Heldman said it's best to wait on resentencing Siegleman until the Supreme Court decides if it will review the case.
Siegelman has to be resentenced because the 11th Circuit threw out two bribery convictions in May, but it let five other counts stand against the former governor. Siegelman's lawyers want the Supreme Court to review whether the convictions criminalize political contributions.
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