Basically, hosed..
Published: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Former media magnate Conrad Black will continue serving his 6½-year sentence for fraud and obstructing justice after a U.S. appeals court rejected his latest bid for a review of his case.
In a ruling released Thursday, a three-judge panel in Chicago declined to reconsider its June 25 decision upholding the former Hollinger International Inc. chairman's conviction for stealing $6.1-million from the newspaper publishing company. "All of the judges on the original panel have voted to deny the petition," the court said in an Aug. 13 ruling.
None of the court's 11 active judges sought a full-panel rehearing, according to the ruling, which would appear to all but dash Lord Black's hopes of a reversal of his conviction.
His lawyer Andrew Frey said Lord Black has until Nov. 12 to ask the U.S. Supreme Court for a review of his case.
"It's disappointing, but there it is," Mr. Frey said of the ruling. Asked what was the next step, he replied: "Probably the Supreme Court."
That will mean spending at least a few more months in the federal prison at Coleman, Fla., where Lord Black - Inmate No. 18330-424 - has been incarcerated since March 3
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