Trump wins on the Stormy case as sentencing delayed "indefinitely".

[Wrwest]

5 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

No, a felony conviction is not considered "complete" before sentencing. Here’s how the process works:

1. Conviction: A conviction occurs when a person is found guilty of a felony, either through a guilty plea or a verdict at trial. This establishes the person's culpability for the crime.
2. Sentencing: After a conviction, the case proceeds to the sentencing phase, where the court determines the punishment. This phase involves reviewing various factors, such as the severity of the offense, the defendant’s criminal history, and any mitigating or aggravating circumstances.

Although the legal finding of guilt (the conviction) is established before sentencing, the case itself is not fully resolved until sentencing is completed. At that point, the judicial process is finalized unless there are appeals or post-conviction relief efforts.

Thanks. He is a convicted felon awaiting sentencing. Correct statement, the case is not complete until sentencing.

[Wrwest]

4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

Now this really is taking the piss! A "right to a speedy trial under due process"; Trump's defence in this case, and indeed in all the others, state and federal, has been designed around delaying the process until the recent election, in the hope that after winning he could dismiss the federal cases and stymie the state cases.

 

Throw in a liberal measure of good old fashioned mafia gangster thuggery, not so subtle threats to juries, allegations about judges and their family members that if generated by any other defendant would have resulted in them being imprisoned for contempt

 

It worked, but it has resulted, not in justice being served but in cynical manipulation of the " due process", which has allowed him to escape justice, putting the boot into the idea of the rule of law and turning the US judicial system and it's political processes into a laughing stock. Now we have piteous bleats about "lawfare, judicial bias and political prosecutions" interspersed with thunderous demands for revenge and retribution. It has marked (tainted) his administration from even before it assumes office, as I said, turning the US judicial system and it's political processes into a laughing stock; perhaps doing terminal damage to those institutions. 

And now to await to see if he follows through on going after those of us who witnessed Jan. 6, had access to the truthful reporting of the Georgia election interference attempt, the historically documented call for Pence to not certify the election. He will not escape the factual, documented history ... 

[rct99q]

7 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

No not legally speaking. It needs the sentence to be imposed to stamp it as final.

Sad part is, after another 4 years he will be sentenced prison at age 86. Imagine dying in prison at that age. At least Melania will have another 20 years or so of a normal life.

[herfiehandbag]

3 hours ago, Wrwest said:

And here I thought under US law the conviction took place when the citizen Trial Jury handed down the Guilty Verdict. but then I do not hold an earned Juris Doctorate Degree ... you?

No, but he has got a red baseball cap...