Silver Can Stay Free Pending Appeal, Thanks To McDonnell

By Stewart Bishop (August 25, 2016, 7:42 PM EDT) -- The Manhattan federal judge who sentenced former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to 12 years in prison after a jury convicted him of corruption charges on Thursday said he can remain free pending appeal, citing the potential impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark ruling in McDonnell v. U.S....

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