On 21 Nov 2024, Mike Powell said the following...

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 MP> I think you might be confusing the sentence with the conviction.  Trump
 MP> has been convicted of a felony.  Whether he is sentenced to community
 MP> service or jail doesn't alter the felony status of the conviction.
 MP> 

I am not confused... I have been following this.  Until the judge finishes the process by sentencing him  he is NOT a felon.  It is that part of the process that completes it.

The Judge could, and should in this case, toss the whole thing out... This is why the sentencing is important.

Legal analysts like Jonathan Turley, Alan Dershowitz and Andrew McCarthy all say the same thing.  All 3 say the same thing.  Until the conviction is formalized during the sentencing process he is not convicted.

So... All 3 have said that this case will be tossed eventually because of reversible errors... Moreover, and more importantly, after the Supreme court ruling they used evidence that they shouldn't have and it'll be tossed for that.

I'm not confused.  If your pedigree is better then the above mentioned experts please let me know your credentials.

BTW, NY law says he has to be sentenced within a year... they can't wait 4... And Alan Dershowitz told the Trump team, on air, the paperwork to file to go around what the judge is doing.

 MP> 
 MP> Yeah, I think that is probably part of the "right to a fair trial"
 MP> protection.  It would prevent NY from holding someone indefinately
 MP> without finally sentencing them.
 MP> 

It smacks of BS...

 MP> 
 MP> I have seen Alan use both, and both are true.  Trump was convicted of a
 MP> felony.  He has yet to be sentenced but, until/unless the case is
 MP> appealed and/or tossed, he is currently convicted of a felony and is
 MP> therefore a felon.
 MP> 

He is not a felon... Unless/until the judge makes it final his conviction is in limbo PERIOD.  Its that last act that seals the deal

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