Post by King Rat on Oct 17, 2006 15:03:20 GMT -6
A judge agreed with Ken Lay's (Enron scoundrel) lawyers and overturned his conviction. Lay's lawyers contended that Lay's conviction should be overturned because he died while awaiting an appeal. So now his heirs, not the government, will likely get their hands on his stolen money (over $43 million).
The ruling was in line with a 5th US Circuit of Appeals decision a couple years ago which said basically that a convict's death before his appeals have been exhausted erases his guilt (saying the government should not punish a dead person).
Pure hogwash. So the Enron scandle netted millions in stolen money for his family. How in the world does someone dying erase their guilt?
The ruling was in line with a 5th US Circuit of Appeals decision a couple years ago which said basically that a convict's death before his appeals have been exhausted erases his guilt (saying the government should not punish a dead person).
Pure hogwash. So the Enron scandle netted millions in stolen money for his family. How in the world does someone dying erase their guilt?