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DeLay's three year sentence probably much shorter

Former Congressman Tom DeLay was sentenced to three years in state prison for money laundering yesterday by a Republican judge, who said he agreed with the jury that convicted him.Doug Berman questioned whether three years was an unusually stiff sentence. However, according to parole attorney Bill Habern, "He will be eligible for parole in 4 mos 8 days. On top of that, do you really think TDCJ wants to deal with holding Tom DeLay? -- [they] certainly can't put him in general population."

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).