[wonderwonder]

Unfortunately in most cases the defendant is far too poor to afford to hire an attorney for an appeal. Justice very often relies on the contents of your bank account

[JumpCrisscross]

> in most cases

In this case they’re an elected official who siphoned six figures out of state funds.

[wonderwonder]

I mean, they are an elected official convicted of doing so in the absence of exculpatory evidence that was deleted by an fbi agent.