Federal judge eases limits on Corrine Brown pending appeal
Brown was released from a Central Florida federal prison earlier this year after her attorney argued health issues made her especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. Brownโs attorney filed a renewed motion for release pending appeal and it asked that the judge wave the requirement she check-in with a halfway house. Brownโs appeal of that conviction was initially denied by a three-judge panel, but a couple of weeks ago the full federal appeals court agreed to hear the challenge. Brownโs appeal centers on the judgeโs decision to replace a juror who said the โHoly Spiritโ told him Brown was not guilty during her trial in 2017. If the appeal court upholds her conviction, she goes back to serving her remaining sentence.