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    Jury deliberations start today.

    For each of the 34 felony charges Trump is facing, the New York State sentencing guidelines call for 16 months to 4 years in prison. It is unlikely that a judge in Merchan’s position would decide those sentences should be served one after the other. If the judge considered all 34 counts to be part of a single action, he could rule that the prison time be overlapping, which would mean a maximum sentence of 4 years in prison.

    Should Merchan believe a prison sentence is warranted, he also has leeway to sentence Trump to a much shorter time behind bars. The New York penal code allows judges to consider prison terms of one year or less for first-time fraud offenders.
    In New York, a prison term of less than a year is usually served in the city prison on Rikers Island or in the Manhattan Detention Complex, commonly known as “The Tombs.” Prisoners with sentences longer than a year are usually sent to one of the New York state prisons.

    Trump’s lawyers are certain to appeal a conviction, a process that would likely stretch past Election Day. His first stop would be the Appellate Division in Manhattan. He could ultimately seek a review from New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals in Albany.

    So, don’t get your hopes up

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    • yeah my hopes are way waaaay down.Ramanisky2
    • Speed Boat fist pump party incomingPhanLo
    • My hopes for this case were never prison time but a felony conviction. This will be enough for now. It clears the false perception that he can't be prosecuted.CyBrainX
    • We just need a conviction before the election. That will sway enough voters, I think, regardless of appeals.formed
    • Everyone knows he's not going to jail, but they also see that he mocks everything so an appeal won't mean much.formed
    • That jury has one hell of a weight on their shoulders.formed
    • He'll go to jail for the other cases. Those are way worse crimes. The problem is it will happen after the election. The documents case is the most problematic.CyBrainX
    • “Lock him up! Lock him up!”, the libs chant hehehehe
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    • I wish all 12 jurors were “me”
      I’d throw that rotted mango straight into the can. Just go on and die from a stroke or heart attack already. FUCK!!!!!      Ramanisky2
    • @nb As if it takes a "lib" to want a criminal to be prosecuted. I guess the "cons" think crime is a virtue now.CyBrainX
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