Professor Pamela Pierson is quoted in Al.com on the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in the McDonnell v. United States case and how it affects former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman’s bribery conviction.
“The Supreme Court is now holding the government to a higher standard in the political corruption cases,” Pierson said. “The Supreme Court did set aside the conviction of a public official. I would think that on the strength of his arguments, that [Siegelman’s] case should be reconsidered.”
For more, read “Did SCOTUS Help ‘Free Don Siegelman’? Pardon Likelier than Conviction Being Overturned: Experts.”