Hofstra Law Professor James Sample appeared on CBS News New York providing commentary on “what’s next in the Trump hush money case?” and was featured in the Salon article “A watershed moment: Lawyers hope delays in Trump case are not a “prelude to a dismissal.”
Excerpt from Salon:
James Sample, a professor of constitutional law at Hofstra University, agreed that the issue of “respecting the presidency” would be central to Merchan’s judgment but added that he must also balance “respecting a jury verdict.”
“If Judge Merchan delays sentencing until after Mr. Trump’s term of office, that would be prudent and sensible under the indisputably extraordinary circumstances. But a delay in sentencing is not, nor should it be perceived to be, a prelude to a dismissal,” Sample told Salon.
Sample noted that winning an election “should not mean disrespecting another important part of our democracy — the jury trial.”
“The interests can be balanced, and a delayed sentence without a dismissal does just that,” Sample said.
Read the full article on the Salon website.
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