Former Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner isn’t getting any sympathy from the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
The First Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on Wednesday upholding Turner’s three-year prison sentence for corruption. The appeals decision rejected his claims that the verdict was in error and that the government was vindictively trying to punish him, reports The Boston Globe.
Last year, a federal district court sentenced former state senator Dianne Wilkerson to 3 1/2 years in prison on charges of political corruption.
On April 5, 2012, the First Circuit Court of Appeals revisited Wilkerson’s sentencing, and upheld the lower court’s decision.
First Circuit Court of Appeals attorneys: You have to show up for your hearings. It seems obvious because it's hard to bill when you're noticeably absent, but there's a bigger issue than just meeting your billable hours.
What, you may wonder, could ever trump billables in an attorney's heart? Try a healthy fear of fines.
Attorney sanctions are no laughing matter. They look bad on your record, they're proof of judicial ire, and they could land you in a post like this.
