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Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing
Source: Associated Press
Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing
By MARK SCOLFORO
February 5, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Tuesday, but a Pennsylvania appeals court ordered him to be resentenced for a 45-count child molestation conviction.
The former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced in 2012 to 30 to 60 years, but a Superior Court panel said that included the improper application of mandatory minimums.
In a 119-page opinion, the appeals panel struck down argument after argument that lawyers for Sandusky, 75, had made in seeking a new trial.
His defense lawyer, Al Lindsay, said he was disappointed but will ask the state’s highest court to reconsider.
Lindsay said he was unsure if the new sentencing is likely to result in a substantially different sentence.
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By MARK SCOLFORO
February 5, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Tuesday, but a Pennsylvania appeals court ordered him to be resentenced for a 45-count child molestation conviction.
The former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced in 2012 to 30 to 60 years, but a Superior Court panel said that included the improper application of mandatory minimums.
In a 119-page opinion, the appeals panel struck down argument after argument that lawyers for Sandusky, 75, had made in seeking a new trial.
His defense lawyer, Al Lindsay, said he was disappointed but will ask the state’s highest court to reconsider.
Lindsay said he was unsure if the new sentencing is likely to result in a substantially different sentence.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/e606fb6aa42141fbadecab2a5ed1126c