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Kohring’s lawyer said “He’s Andy Griffith, he really is.”

Prosecutor Joseph Bottini replied “I don’t remember any episode of that show where Andy Griffith took cash from anybody.”

Video shot by Kelly Walters for AlaskaReport.com

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Sorry about the delay but the Wi-Fi wasn’t working in the courthouse. Here’s a couple of quick hits.

Kohring had to hitchhike to court today. A friend loaned him a beater and it died near his home. Vic put out his thumb and a local Wasillian gave him a lift. Classic!

Quick quotes. Vic’s lawyer said “He’s Andy Griffith, he really is”

Prosecutor Joseph Bottini replied “I don’t remember any episode of that show where Andy Griffith took cash from anybody.”

Vic Kohring “I was a little naive, I’ll admit that.”

I forgot to ask Vic about his hair.

My plan is to get some pictures of Vic (and a couple of quick quotes) entering the courthouse before his sentencing around 9:30 am. Hopefully some video too if I can convince one of my colleagues to assist me. Then I’ll find the Wi-Fi hotspot at the courthouse and post a picture up on AlaskaReport and a few here. Then I’ll sit through two, or four, miserable hours of Lord John Henry Browne (Vic’s fluffy attorney) second-guessing every minute detail of Judge Sedwick’s rulings.

If I’m still awake after that I’ll shoot some pictures of Vic when he leaves the courthouse. That may not happen though. The judge could remand Vic and order him straight to prison.

I hope not. I want Vic’s reaction to his sentence. He’s been telling me for months that he can’t talk because his lawyer has told him to “not talk about the case”

He can finally say what he’s been thinking all along.

My guess, “Mmm… donuts”.

Lord Browne’s motion to keep Vic out of jail while he waits for his appeals to be heard.

Pictured - Harry Potter’s ‘Defense Against the Dark Arts’ teacher - Gilderoy Lockhart - Lord Browne’s echo

Vic Kohring, with less than 24 hours before he’s sentenced to federal prison, wants to be freed pending appeal. Kohring’s lawyer, Lord John Henry Browne, is asking the judge to allow Vic to stay out of prison during the appeals process.

David Shurleff at APRN says it could keep him out of prison for the next few years, if not longer.

No surprise there. The surprise is - where the hell is he getting money for appeals?

Lord Browne’s motion

Vic Kohring’s lawyer knows a sap when he sees one. Lord John Henry Browne filed a motion last week knowing full well that it was baseless and would be DENIED by the judge in Kohring’s corruption case. Here’s the write-up I did on AlaskaReport.

Vic Kohring’s attorney, Lord John Henry Browne, is now claiming that one of the jurors that convicted Kohring feels awful about it, and says the jury based all of it’s decisions only on the $1000 that Allen handed to Vic on tape. Browne said that he will recommend a “split sentence”. Something like 6 to 8 months in a federal detention center, and then up to 18 months of some sort of house arrest. We’ll post a full story on AlaskaReport. Thanks to David Shurtleff for the tip.
The motion (PDF)