A few weeks ago, Josh Duggar was sentenced to 151 months in prison after being found guilty of child pornography. After the guilty verdict, his legal team had already stated they wanted to appeal. This month they fulfilled that promise with a document that went through the United States District Court for the Western Arkansas District in Fayetteville.
Josh Duggar’s legal team reportedly filed a formal letter of intent regarding the appeal process, stating that the former 19 children and over star plans to appeal one of the two charges he was originally charged with by the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit. The document itself mentions “Afternoon two [of possessing child pornography] he was fired, which happened before his conviction. In fact, Duggar was ultimately convicted of only the more serious of the two child pornography charges he was found guilty of in court late last year.
According to Fox KNWA 24, a local news outlet covering the case, the motion of appeal also notes that the legal team will pursue all possible angles of appeal. Duggar’s legal team, including Justin K. Gelfand, Ian. T. Murphy and Travis W. Story have filed the document in his name and will continue to pursue legal action. The document said:
Duggar respectfully informs of his intention to evaluate and pursue all valid arguments in his appeal.
Why is Josh Duggar’s intention to appeal remarkable?
Duggar’s legal team even spoke directly about why it was so important to file the appeal in June 2022. issues to file and they got the document filed. in this period. The document was presented in the first week of June, the third day of the month.
Not only is the temporal sensitivity of the start of the appeals process remarkable, it is also worth noting that Duggar’s legal team has asserted from the outset, or at least from the moment the sentence was first handed down, that the legal team was eager to continue fighting for their high-profile client. Justin Gelfand had said that Duggar had not received the full 240-month sentence required by the prosecution and had pledged to continue “the struggle” during the appeal process. (Defense and prosecution had very different ideas about what Duggar’s ruling should be like.) Noted in a statement (via USA Today) (opens in a new tab):
We are grateful that the judge rejected the 2 count and rejected the government’s request for a 240 month sentence. We look forward to continuing the battle on appeal.
As it turns out, the former TV personality has been in jail since a guilty verdict was reached in his child pornography trial, meaning Duggar even spent Christmas 2021 behind bars. He is expected to be transferred to a Texarkana or Seagoville prison in the near future and may begin a rehabilitation program (depending on which prison Duggar lands) while working through the court appeals process.
If the sentence is confirmed, once he is released from prison, he will be on probation for a period of 20 years and will also have to follow a strict set of rules. This includes Duggar who can only see his children in the presence of approved people.
Source: Cinemablend
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