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   From: skeeterweed@photonmail.com   
      
   In article <74gm5jhl7pjn1kh705vqv4m893i4ikbecs@4ax.com>, x@y.com says...   
   >   
   > If this is a medical emergency, stop reading, log off, and dial 911!   
   >   
   > >Constitutional law expert Hans von Spakovsky says the conviction isn?t   
   > >likely to stick, for an array of reasons.   
   >   
   > I can predict the likely-hood of a conviction being overturned by   
   > simply looking at the appellate's bank account(s).   
   >   
   > I see two that I'd hit first:   
   >   
   > The N.Y. law whereby two misdemeanors (rubbed together just right)   
   > make a felony... would be my first target.   
   >   
   > The jury instructions wherein the jury didn't have to specify *which*   
   > secondary law was the target of the first violation *might* be   
   > grounds; however, if the first fails, it's likely that the second   
   > will, also.   
   >   
   > Were *I* in the Donald's shoes, I'd be weighing the cost.  I'm willing   
   > to bet that it CAN be overturned, but it would significantly stress   
   > even his resources... and for what?  If a person is willing to spend   
   > 50 million dollars, he or she can get out of *anything*; however, in   
   > this case where any significant prison time is highly unlikely, *I*   
   > would just keep the money and say: "I'm a felon... so what?  I have 50   
   > million dollars."   
      
   He got that in 10 hours after the verdict.   
      
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