Sheldon Silver wins bail pending appeal of conviction

A federal judge has granted former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver bail pending an appeal of his corruption conviction, according to reports late Thursday afternoon.

The ruling marks the second victory for a former top-level New York politician convicted of corruption in the post-Bob McDonnell decision legal world.

Reuters reported that Judge Valerie Caproni ruled that Silver raised a “substantial question” as to whether she instructed the jury properly in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn former Virginia Gov. McDonnell’s corruption conviction.

That decision came down months after Silver’s conviction at the end of November last year.

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