JANUARY 01 2008

1. Siegelman attorneys ask for his release
2. Court ruling not to release Scrushy may offer hope for Siegelman

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Siegelman attorneys ask for his release
Associated Press in Montgomery Advertiser

Attorneys for former Gov. Don Siegelman are trying to get a federal
court to release him from prison based on delays in the court hearing
an appeal of his conviction.

Siegelman's attorneys filed the request Monday with the 11th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. They cited delays in preparing a
transcript of his trial in U.S. District Court in Montgomery and in the
trial judge providing reasons for denying Siegelman an appeal bond.

Siegelman's appeal of his 2006 conviction on bribery and obstruction
of justice charges can't proceed without a transcript of the 10-week
trial where he was convicted along with former HealthSouth CEO
Richard Scrushy..

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Lawyers for Siegelman ask that he be
released on bond
by Brian Lyman of the Mobile Press Register

....Siegelman's appeal of his 2006 conviction on bribery and
obstruction of justice charges cannot move forward without the
completed transcript of the 10-week trial.

"Governor Siegelman's continued confinement, pending appeal,
coupled with the trial court's continued refusal to provide any legal
explanation for incarcerating Governor Siegelman on appeal, has
denied Governor Siegelman's constitutional right to due process,"
states the motion, filed with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in
Atlanta.

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