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Trump Court Case Direct To SCOTUS?

Posted by $ rainman0720 6 months, 2 weeks ago to Politics
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I put this question in Politics since I didn’t see one for Law or Legal. I spent almost 45 years as an application programmer; everything I know about law can be written with a Sharpie on the back of a microchip.

I think it’s pretty obvious that the Trump case is going to end up in front of the Supreme Court; for the entire appeal process, whichever side loses is going to appeal that ruling. My opinion is that it’s one of –if not—the most important legal case this country has ever seen, and none of the appellate rulings will mean anything since SCOTUS will issue the final ruling.

So here’s my question: Is there any legal reason why the Trump court case cannot be fast-tracked directly to the Supreme Court, bypassing all of the lower level court decisions that are going to be appealed by one side or the other? Going through normal the normal appeal channel seems like a complete waste of time to me, since none of those rulings will mean anything.

If someone has a legal background (or if someone stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night), can this case be sent directly to SCOTUS?


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  • Posted by mhubb 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    Mark Levin put forth several reasons why this should direct to SCOTUS
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    • Posted by $ 6 months, 2 weeks ago
      I thought of another question this morning. In the first level of the appellate process, if the court was fair and honest, there are probably half a dozen judicial misconduct reasons to reverse the conviction. (If you read this, Judge Merchan, screw you and everyone you know.) My guess is that would result in a new trial being ordered. And if that happens, I can see that idiot Bragg forcing all of us to sit a second time through the biggest legal farce I have ever seen.

      But I wonder: Is there any way that next appellate level could look at this and not only overturn the conviction, but also order the charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning that the charges cannot be refiled?

      That would be about the only way that I can think of that SCOTUS doesn't end up deciding this case.
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      • Posted by term2 6 months, 2 weeks ago
        SCOTUS will only look at the political fallout of hearing this case, and actually ruling on it. If they dismiss the charges against Trump, the left and all its minions will go nuts and they will formulate plans to keep him from actually getting anywhere if indeed he is elected. If the court doesn't hear the case, Trump will lose the election for a number of practical and political reasons, and there will be a massive lack of future support for Biden's administration, and in fact the country itself. Remember that it wasn't war that destroyed the USSR, it was massive lack of support for it among the citizens.

        Right now, most people trust the government as guided by the constitution. That will be severely eroded in Trump is not allowed to freely run for president. Imagine if half the people stop paying their taxes, or half the people simply stop obeying many laws. The country would fall apart. There is a very thin line between citizens blindly obeying laws they don't believe in, and passive resistance
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        • Posted by freedomforall 6 months, 2 weeks ago
          The only practical "reason" is the votes will be counted by the Deep State.
          The SCOTUS already had numerous opportunities to serve and obey their vows to the constitution.
          The traitors betrayed the people. Why should they change now?
          The same blackmail still exists that made them into traitors.
          D.C. is utterly corrupt beyond any reform and that has been proven repeatedly for the past 7 years. NIFO.
          (Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.)
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  • Posted by jabuttrick 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    There is no procedure for direct appeal from a state trial Court criminal conviction to the US Supreme Court.
    Trump may take an appeal as of right to the Appellate Division. After that, assuming he loses that appeal, any further review by the Court of Appeals or the US Supreme Court is discretionary.
    For the Supreme Court to take the case there must be an issue arising under the US Constitution. Frankly, while there are some interesting issues of New York law raised by the jury instructions, there is little here that looks like clear federal questions. So, it is not the case that the New York appellate decisions are irrelevant. They may be the last word.
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    • Posted by term2 6 months, 2 weeks ago
      The issue here is federal election interference. The purpose of this legal case is to prevent Trump from running for and/or winning a federal election

      If its left to the states, in the future there will be multitudes of state cases in the future from both sides to affect federal elections. It will be banana republic time and the end of real democracy in the USA.
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    • Posted by CaptainKirk 6 months, 2 weeks ago
      I see 2, quickly.
      First, Trump was denied knowing before the end of his ability to defend himself what the charges were that turned paperwork into felonies. And he had ZERO opportunity to defend against those specific charges. Clearly a violation of his civil rights to defend himself, and question his accusers.
      Second, the judge was so Conflicted, having donated to a "Get Trump Pack", and having his daughter clearly profit from the fund raising. Putting aside the ludicrous rulings/objections/blocking.

      the only way to deal with a corrupted STATE Judge is through the Federal Judge side. I know of no other. Unless it is properly remedied first.
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    • Posted by $ 6 months, 2 weeks ago
      My only thought on that is that this case has at its core, I think, been about trying a federal case in state court. But I've already said how little I know about law...
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  • Posted by $ Radio_Randy 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    I agree that between SCOTUS's possible intervention, combined with Trump's "paroling" himself, if he gets elected...this whole issue may just end up another failed attempt to blacklist a Presidential candidate.

    The puzzling thing is...why would the other side do this, knowing full well that ANY future (or present) President will now be a target for such judicial action.

    Then, again, that party has lacked any kind of common sense, the past several years.
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  • Posted by term2 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    I agree that the supreme court should hear it right away and be done with this trumped up election interference. Its all about the left trying to stay in power- has nothing to do with justice.

    The left simply does whatever it can to obtain power and money. Trump and the right wing people tend to rely on the constitution of the USA. The left is totally uninterested in the constitution , and the right needs to understand this. ITS ALL ABOUT PURE POWER for the leftists.
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  • Posted by CaptainKirk 6 months, 2 weeks ago
    No. they wont. They need to hear the Appellate Court Case and listen to that, to find what angles of the law do and do not apply.

    Keep in mind, that these people are too lazy to do any more work than they have to. The ENTIRE purpose of that Leisure Position is to criticize others for their interpretations... Not to think that hard.

    They would NOT want the responsibility. Cowards, all!
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