Jim Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison

[Declan McCullagh]

Jim is appealing. He's off to the Supremes, as I wrote about in June, after 
the 9th Circuit dissed him:
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,44567,00.html

Don't recall who's handling it; I'd have to see if I can dig up those 
papers (and I just had my office repainted, so it's a mess). Robert Leen 
may be, which would make for an interesting situation, since he'd 
presumably have to argue that he was an incompetent lawyer -- but I don't 
remember.

-Declan


At 10:27 PM 8/25/01 -0400, Duncan Frissell wrote:
>So does anyone know who's handling Jim's appeal or is he proceeding in 
>forma pauperis, or is he declining to appeal?
>
>DCF
>
>At 11:41 AM 8/25/01 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>>Two consecutive (not concurrent) sentences, sez the judge yesterday. Jim 
>>made a statement to the court. Judge agreed with prosecutors' maximum 
>>penalties (otherwise sentences would have been concurrent). See Wired 
>>News, probably on Monday, for details.
>>
>>-Declan