In Dentist Case, Judge Strikes 7 of 10 Convictions
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By Daniel Gilbert
Reporter / Bristol Herald Courier
Published: July 1, 2008
ABINGDON, Va. - In a stunning decision, a federal judge today vacated all seven jury convictions of a Pennington Gap, Va., dentist for money laundering.
James P. Jones, chief judge for the Western District of Virginia, upheld three convictions of Roy Shelburne for racketeering, structuring a financial transaction and defrauding Medicaid.
Jones’ opinion filed today pointedly rejected the government’s construction of the money laundering statute, which the U.S. Supreme Court interpreted last month, and highlighted the complexity of the case by setting aside seven of the jury’s convictions.
Shelburne is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10 for the remaining three convictions. Read tomorrow’s Bristol Herald Courier for more on today’s ruling.
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Posted by ( dadw5boys ) on July 01, 2008 at 11:51 pm
This is not even an appeals court setting them aside. Judge is acting strange here.
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