Live Updates: Jury Reaches Verdict in Trump Hush-Money Case
www.nytimes.com
Twelve New Yorkers are expected to deliver their verdict shortly in the case against Donald J. Trump. He is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a payment to a porn star.

edit: I have changed my title to match the new NYTimes headline. Sorry about the all caps, I guess they are really excited about this lol

Also shoutout to @SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone who shared a gift article link in the comments. I hope you don’t mind but I kinda stole it and updated the post

  • nfh@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    IANAL, but If I’m understanding this correctly, because he was found guilty of class E felonies, there is technically a minimum of 1 year in prison, but if the court:

    is of the opinion that a sentence of imprisonment is necessary but that it would be unduly harsh to impose an indeterminate or determinate sentence, the court may impose a definite sentence of imprisonment and fix a term of one year or less.

    Which seems like an alternative minimum. It seems like there will be additional evaluations as part of sentencing, which may or may not be postponed by appeals. He may get up to 4 years per count (which I’m assuming would be concurrent), maybe 1, maybe less if the court finds that it would be harsh to do so.

    • ripcord@lemmy.world
      5·
      6 months ago

      Even 1 would do so much to restore my faith in…so much.

      But the dude is 10000% getting probation.

      • nfh@lemmy.world
        2·
        6 months ago

        The system isn’t quite designed to do what many of us think it should do, but at times, it can get close.

        Unfortunately, there’s a good chance you’re right, and this isn’t one of those times.