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Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 11:48 am Was this a jury trial or does he have THAT judge?

Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old member of the far-right “Texas Three Percenters” militia group, was found guilty on all five of the felony charges he faced, including bringing a gun onto the Capitol grounds and obstructing an official proceeding.

A federal jury in Washington, DC, handed down the unanimous verdict against Reffitt after just two hours of deliberation.

Remember in light of these comments that Reffitt's wife, Nicole, was joined by Ashli Babbitt's mother in court today and after Reffitt was convicted at trial she told other Jan. 6 defendants not to take plea deals.

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:31 pm https://twitter.com/alex_mallin/status/ ... 2583918593

Remember in light of these comments that Reffitt's wife, Nicole, was joined by Ashli Babbitt's mother in court today and after Reffitt was convicted at trial she told other Jan. 6 defendants not to take plea deals.

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:39 pmHas anyone reported if he's going directly to jail, or does he surrender at a later date?

Volkonski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:00 pm Normal people don't fall to their knees before Trump.

bob wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:46 pm

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:39 pmHas anyone reported if he's going directly to jail, or does he surrender at a later date?

Reffitt initially was denied bail pending trial in 2021.

Reffitt could ask for bail pending appeal, but that's unlikely to be granted, so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even ask.

Minutes after Guy Reffitt was sentenced to 7 years in Capitol riot case... his daughter calls for "life in prison" for Donald Trump

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:54 pm

FLASH:

Minutes after Guy Reffitt was sentenced to 7 years in Capitol riot case... his daughter calls for "life in prison" for Donald Trump

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:42 pm

Volkonski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:00 pm Normal people don't fall to their knees before Trump.

Normal people don't storm the Capitol carrying a gun and zip ties either. That the judge wouldn't do the "terrorism enhancement" for him leads me to believe that we aren't going to see that for any of these folks.

bob wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:46 pm

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 4:39 pmHas anyone reported if he's going directly to jail, or does he surrender at a later date?

Reffitt initially was denied bail pending trial in 2021.

Reffitt could ask for bail pending appeal, but that's unlikely to be granted, so I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't even ask.

Maybenaut wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:00 pm

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:42 pm

Volkonski wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:00 pm Normal people don't fall to their knees before Trump.

Normal people don't storm the Capitol carrying a gun and zip ties either. That the judge wouldn't do the "terrorism enhancement" for him leads me to believe that we aren't going to see that for any of these folks.

To qualify for the terrorism enhancement under the federal sentencing guidelines, there has to be a “federal crime of terrorism.” As I understand it, those crimes are specifically identified in the guidelines, and it doesn’t appear that the judge believed Reffitt committed any of them. I don’t have an opinion one way or the other on the judge’s ruling, but I don’t believe he was charged with any of those crimes.

That’s not to say that others who, unlike Reffitt, entered the capital and damaged government property, might not earn the enhancement. Time will tell.

The federal crimes of terrorism are defined in the link under section (g)(5).

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USC ... c2332b.pdf

Dr. Ken wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:56 pm

Kendra wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 6:54 pm

Minutes after Guy Reffitt was sentenced to 7 years in Capitol riot case... his daughter calls for "life in prison" for Donald Trump

Sorry lady but your dad is a horrible person

Kendra wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:04 am CNN's New Day says they'll have Reffitt's son on the air. They've got two hours of airtime left on today's show, so hopefully I won't fall back asleep before the interview

Elsewhere in Capitol riot land, Guy Reffitt has filed notice of the expected appeal of his conviction and 87 month sentence.

Guy Reffitt, the Texas man who was first to stand trial in a Capitol riot case and was convicted by jury of bringing gun on to Capitol grounds, is now serving his prison sentence at the La Tuna federal correctional facility in Texas.
Estimated release date: March 2027