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And was released because the appeals court process does allow that.What the heck are you talking about? He was sentenced to jail time and put in jail. There was no delayed jail time. He went right to jail. If you want to say this is normal then you need to long some sort of documentation of this as bieng normal.
Yes I do. In fact, it was posted earlier in this thread, but here it is again.
Bail While Awaiting Appeal
Some defendants can stay out on bail even after they've been convicted.
www.nolo.com
On the other hand, if the conviction is for a relatively minor crime or the sentence is short, trial courts are more likely to allow bail. Many jurisdictions have determined that bail should be available if a defendant's jail sentence is shorter than the amount of time it will likely take to resolve the appeal (oftentimes a year or more).