A.G. Gancarski
A motion filed earlier this month by former Rep. Corrine Brown to delay her sentencing was rejected Friday, finalizing the Nov. 16 sentencing on 18 counts related to a nonperforming educational charity, One Door for Education.
Brown sought a sentence of probation, and invoked health issues as a justification for the sentencing delay.
The “defendant is still undergoing testing and evaluation by physicians at a local facility mentioned therein, for which additional suspected medical conditions have not yet been fully diagnosed. It is probable that the anticipated findings and evaluation are significant.”
Judge Timothy Corrigan rejected that argument, contending that “the Court has reviewed medical records provided by Ms. Brown under seal. Nothing in those medical records provides a reason for the Court to postpone the sentencing.”
Brown cited difficulty in compiling documentary evidence of her “history of good works.”
“Numerous documents indispensable to establishing such information were destroyed in the defendant’s home in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Although the defendant has been diligently endeavoring to recreate those documents, several third-party custodians of records are still in the process of either reconstructing or reissuing such documents.”
The Court asserted that “if Ms. Brown can demonstrate at the sentencing hearing that there is some document or information that she was unable to obtain, the Court will consider whether to allow her additional time to produce it.”
One comment
seber newsome III
October 31, 2017 at 5:11 pm
She did the crime , now she has to do the time. She is no better than anyone else, as a matter of fact, she is worse than hard working decent human beings, she is a crook, even though she thinks she is privileged.
Comments are closed.