WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from former Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi seeking a new trial after his conviction on public corruption, money laundering and other charges.
The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling rejecting arguments that prosecutors violated a constitutional clause by introducing evidence about Renzi’s legislative work.
Renzi was convicted of conspiring to use his congressional seat to make two companies buy land owned by his former business associate so that the associate could repay a debt he owed to Renzi.
Renzi began serving a three-year prison sentence in February.
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Three years?
This was pretty much the epitome of someone murdering their parents then claiming the court owes them sympathy because they are now orphans.
The legislative privilege cannot, nor has it ever before been suggested otherwise, protect a legislator from the criminal charge that he or she has intentionally used or promised to use his publicly elected office to advance a criminal purpose. The only thing remarkable about this appeal being rejected for certification is that it means the SCOTUS is currently no less than one vote short of being completely for sale.
All I can say is,
HA! HA!