Friday, March 13, 2009
Madoff- Raising the Bail Issue
The trial court sent Bernie Madoff to jail upon his entering of a guilty plea (see here). He has now appealed to a higher court for his release pending his sentencing. See Chad Bray, WSJ, Madoff Appeals Jailing; Thomas Zambito & Corky Siemaszko, Daily News, Bernard Madoff's lawyer Ira Sorkin appeals to spring Bernie from jail
(esp)(blogging from Cambridge, Massachusetts)
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/whitecollarcrime_blog/2009/03/madoff--raising.html