• disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    He’s awaiting appeal. The judge determines incarceration, house arrest, or a bail option during that time. That’s why he’s reporting to jail, and not prison.

    This doesn’t affect his sentence. Unless he wins appeal, he will be serving time in prison.

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      5 months ago

      A normal person would’ve been cuffed and led off to the cells pretty much immediately after sentencing, not scheduled a month afterward.

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        5 months ago

        Not true. It’s a nonviolent crime. House arrest is more common than incarceration while awaiting appeal.

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          5 months ago

          What are you talking about? Bannon isn’t awaiting trial; he’s been sentenced. It’s right there in the headline, FFS!

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              5 months ago

              Normal people sit in a cell serving their sentence while awaiting appeal. Only elite fascist fucks get the kid-glove treatment and run around free until the judges can’t come up with a fig leaf to keep entertaining their lawyers’ bullshit motions anymore.

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                That’s not the case with most nonviolent crimes. There has to be reason for the judge to think that they’re at risk of committing more crime while awaiting appeal.