It’s no secret that ex-reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley weren’t content material with the decision they acquired of their finance-based court docket case final 12 months. They had been discovered responsible of financial institution fraud and extra offenses in the summertime of 2022, earlier than being sentenced to years in jail. The Chrisley Is aware of Greatest alums (and their household) have since claimed their authorized proceedings had been negatively impacted by authorities errors, bias and extra. With that, they’ve sought to enchantment the case, and never a lot has been stated about their try for a while. This week, nevertheless, their new lawyer clarified what’s happening with their retrial try.
The latest member of the Chrisleys’ authorized counsel is Jay Surgent and, over the previous a number of days, he’s launched a number of statements on his purchasers’ behalf. He particularly slammed the jail circumstances Julie and Todd Chrisley are dealing with in addition to the latter’s rejected residence confinement petition. With regards to the pair’s enchantment and the way the method would possibly progress, Surgent admitted that they “don’t know but.” He additionally talked about that he and his group “did our remaining filings” final week.
So the lawyer, who sat down with Individuals, appears to be indicating that he’s accomplished what he can, at this level. With that, they’ll have to attend for the court docket to deal with the proceedings on its finish. There are a couple of alternative ways through which the method can play out, and the white collar crime specialist laid these out throughout his dialog with the commerce:
The eleventh Circuit Courtroom of Appeals can reverse the District Courtroom, or they might remand the case again for hearings that ought to have been held that weren’t held in the course of the course of this trial. We argued very vigorously that their constitutional rights have been violated, and that they principally weren’t given a good listening to. It is all in black and white, truly.
Months in the past, one other lawyer for the Chrisley household – Alex Little – defined that he was “optimistic” about their possibilities of successful an enchantment. He argued that the case was “marred by critical and repeated errors.” One particular declare he made, on the time, was in reference to the “authorities mendacity to jurors about what taxes the couple paid.” When Todd and Julie entered their prisons in January, Little reiterated his hope for a retrial. On that event, he asserted that the Georgia Division of Income initiated an “unconstitutional” search initially of the case and referenced testimony from an IRS officer.
After the decision within the case was made, Todd Chrisley was sentenced to 12 years in jail and is serving that point in Pensacola, Florida’s Federal Jail Camp. Julie acquired seven years and at current, is incarcerated at Federal Medical Heart Lexington, which is situated in Kentucky. Earlier than they reported to their respective services in January, they opened up (as a lot as they legally might) in regards to the state of affairs on their podcast. Sources additionally supplied particulars, saying that the Chrisleys felt they had been “focused unfairly by the decide” due to their celeb standing.
Alleged particulars relating to the specifics of their jail stints have been main speaking factors as of late. Chase and Savannah Chirsley claimed their dad and mom are struggling poor circumstances whereas being behind bars and that Julie is allegedly dealing with down snakes. The latter additionally alleged that her mom was being handled worse than service canines at her facility. That assertion prompted a response from the Federal Jail Bureau, which denied the allegations.
The Chrisleys, now greater than ever, appear set on crafting a profitable enchantment. Whether or not that truly involves fruition stays to be seen right now. Nonetheless, Jay Surgent’s newest feedback recommend they’re doing no matter doable to strengthen their case.
