Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by mbieseck on November 3, 2009 - 11:48am.
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The N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of former state Rep. Thomas E. Wright on three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses for taking out a fraudulent bank loan and depositing contributions intended for charity into his personal bank account.

Wright, a Democrat from Wilmington, was sentenced in April 2008 to more than seven years in prison. Earlier, he was kicked out of the N.C. House of Representatives by his peers for ethical violations, becoming the first legislator to suffer that fate since 1880.

In his appeal, Wright, 54, argued the trial judge erred by denying him a motion to delay his court date, by allowing the deputy director of the state Board of Elections to testify about campaign finance violations and in the instructions given to the jurors who convicted him.

The three-judge appeals panel ruled Tuesday that Wright's complaints were without merit and that he "received a fair trial, free from error."

Wright, who currently resides at Pamlico Correctional Institution as Inmate No. 1073692, could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by Taxpayer2008 on November 3, 2009 - 6:48pm.

3-0 against him. You struck out, boy. The SC won't even hear it. Stay put.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by rukiddingme on November 3, 2009 - 5:49pm.

I love our justice system................this link tells it all. DOC offender report. In .pdf format

http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offenderreport.do?method=viewreport&offenderID=1073692&summary=N&listpage=1&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&searchLastName=Wright&searchFirstName=Thomas&searchMiddleName=E&DOPPictureSequence=0&obscure=N

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by Seafever on November 3, 2009 - 5:19pm.

Wright argued the judge erred "by allowing the deputy director of the state Board of Elections to testify about campaign finance violations."

That's "snitching"! Never mind that the reason for ANY trial is to get at the truth.

Stupid is as stupid does.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by uBnice on November 3, 2009 - 1:50pm.

Greed. Lack of ethics. Lack of integrity. Lack of leadership. Wright.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by PercyKution on November 3, 2009 - 12:55pm.

Now take the thing out in the woods somewhere far enough the stink won't bother anybody and shoot it. Then forget about it.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by landshark on November 3, 2009 - 12:53pm.

These guys have such ego's. We caught him in this crime. Where there's one roach there has to be hundreds more. They long to be in the spot light! I tell you this is the best punishment for crimes against citizens. Lock these people up and don't let them out until their time is up! We are letting criminal off easy by executing them.......

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by melted on November 3, 2009 - 12:36pm.

I wonder what prison inmate # Easley will have at the central prison in Raleigh. I already know his prison attire will be a custom made suit in prison stripes.

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Re: Appeals panel upholds Wright conviction

Submitted by Heatherbrook on November 3, 2009 - 12:16pm.

Mr. Wright

Be patient. We may be sending you some more GOOD OLD POLITICIANS soon.

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