Naked Ownership: Edwards Asks Fifth Circuit to Look at His Case Again

February 08, 2005

Edwards Asks Fifth Circuit to Look at His Case Again

The Advocate reports that lawyers for former governor Edwin Edwards have asked the Fifth Circuit to look at his case yet again. Edwards is alleging several improprieties and also states that the federal sentencing guidelines have been thrown into doubt by a recent Supreme Court decision. Edwards is currently serving 10 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to extort money from casino riverboat applicants.

Posted by AJH at February 8, 2005 09:10 AM

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« Belly Up to the Bar V \| Main \| Student Sues School After Getting "F" » February 08, 2005 Edwards Asks Fifth Circuit to Look at His Case Again The Advocate reports that lawyers for former governor Edwin Edwards have asked the Fifth Circuit to look at his case yet again. Edwards is alleging several improprieties and also states that the federal sentencing guidelines have been thrown into doubt by a recent Supreme Court decision. Edwards is currently serving 10 years in federal prison for his role in a scheme to extort money from casino riverboat applicants. Posted by AJH at February 8, 2005 09:10 AM	Naked Ownership Resources Codes and Statutes News Links Parish Data Other Resources Judicial Interest Rate Prescription [pdf] Westlaw Lexis Naked Ownership Maps Judicial Districts Appeal Courts Federal Courts Parish Court Rules State District LA Uniform Appeal LA First Circuit LA Second Circuit LA Third Circuit LA Fourth Circuit LA Fifth Circuit State Supreme Federal District (La.) US Bankruptcy (ED) US Bankruptcy (MD) US Bankruptcy (WD) [pdf] US Fifth Circuit US Supreme State Court Sites Supreme First Circuit Second Circuit Third Circuit Fourth Circuit Fifth Circuit Federal Court Sites Eastern District Middle District Western District Fifth Circuit Bankruptcy Court Sites Eastern District Middle District Western District Louisiana Blawgers AJ Levy Steve Covell Bradley Parker Ernest Svenson Ray Ward Gideon's Promise Kitty Says BAR ASSOCIATIONS American State Baton Rouge Lafayette New Orleans Shreveport LAW LIBRARIES State LSU Loyola Southern Tulane LAW SCHOOLS LSU Loyola Southern Tulane	Home E-Mail Syndicate / RSS About The Name Disclaimer Copyright Contributors Al J. Robert, Jr. Raymond P. Ward Ernest E. Svenson You? Search the Site: Browse by Month: Browse by Category: AG Opinions (2) Alexandria (35) Attorneys (14) Baton Rouge (198) Blawgistan (1) Blawgs (10) Civil Law (1) Community (23) Dicta (21) District Courts (4) Ethics (15) Federal courts (1) Judges (18) LA 1st Circuit (17) LA 2nd Circuit (10) LA 3rd Circuit (3) LA 4th Circuit (4) LA 5th Circuit (1) LA Case Opinions (1) LA Register (1) LA Supreme Court (46) Lafayette (49) Lake Charles (27) Law Enforcement (2) Law School (1) Legislation (37) Making A Differnce (6) Meta (4) Monroe (46) National (6) New Orleans (213) Politics (9) Practice (16) Reference (2) Shreveport (87) Site of the Day (9) State (8) Technology (3) US 5th Circuit (36) US District Courts (8)