“McDonnell launches effort to have corruption conviction thrown out”

WaPo:

Former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell on Monday fired the opening salvo in a bid to get his public corruption conviction thrown out, arguing in a filing that the case against him was “built on a boundless definition of bribery” and that the judge made legal errors throughout the process that warrant a new trial.

The brief — 103 pages, including indexes and other administrative sheets — restated many of the arguments that McDonnell made at various points during the case against him, arguments that were rejected by a U.S. District Court judge. But McDonnell (R) is trying to persuade a different audience — a three-judge panel at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which will look at the case with fresh eyes.

Anyone have the brief?

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