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Ex-New York Speaker Can Appeal Case To Supreme Court

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Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review his case rather than go straight to a retrial.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that the Democrat can ask the high court to review his case.

The 2nd Circuit tossed out his public corruption conviction in July, citing a recent Supreme Court decision. But it also said there is sufficient evidence to conduct a retrial.

A government spokesman says prosecutors still plan to retry the case as soon as possible. Prosecutors had opposed Silver's request for the 2nd Circuit to suspend the effect of its decision long enough for a Supreme Court review.

The 73-year-old Silver originally was convicted in a $5 million scheme and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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