Julie Chrisley Blasts ‘Vindictive’ Judge & Wants Conviction Overturned
Locked-up reality star Julie Chrisley is demanding her current 84-month sentence be vacated and reassigned to a different judge for sentencing.
According to WSBTV, Julie’s legal team filed new court documents on Friday, December 20, accusing the court of unfair treatment of their client during her September resentencing. On September 25, a federal judge confirmed Julie’s sentence would remain at 84 months – the same as her original seven-year prison sentence in 2022.
“The hearing and sentence can only leave on impression to any reasonable observer: the sentence was vindictive,” the document stated. “Instead, the court spent more time admonishing Mrs. Chrisley’s daughter, who was in the courtroom, for public statements she made critical of the case, which the court learned about off the record.”
“Mrs. Chrisely received a vindictive and unfair sentence from a judge personally biased against her and her family,” the document continued.
At the time of resentencing, Julie’s attorney, Jay Surgent, called the judge’s decision “harsh” and “unreasonable,” telling The U.S. Sun, “She should be treated as a regular defendant, which I don’t think she is because of her notoriety. I really do think it’s because of her fame.”
Julie’s daughter, Savannah Chrisley, echoed similar sentiments, telling her Unlocked podcast listeners in October, “It has been in retaliation for us exercising our right to an appeal and being granted, in part, a successful appeal. And then yesterday, the judge showed that this was more than just us exercising our right to an appeal.”
She added, “This was her not liking how outspoken I am and how I’m out here telling the truth about corruption that’s occurring. It felt like it was a punch in the gut because to think that I did something that harmed my mother’s ability to be a free woman, that one stung really bad.”
Julie and her husband, Todd, were convicted in 2022 of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to defraud the United States. Julie was given a 7-year sentence at FMC Lexington, while Todd was handed a 12-year sentence at Federal Prison Camp Pensacola.
In the latest court document, Julie’s attorney, Alex Little, argued, “Nothing in the record of the court’s explanations supported a harsher sentence. In fact, the opposite is true. The district court provided no rationale for the harsher sentence. The sentence was therefore presumptively vindictive.”
Little went on to state, “The court should vacate her sentence and reassign sentencing to a different judge on remand.”
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They broke the law. They want us to feel sorry for them? The whole family lives in a dream world of believing they are above the law.
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Who doesn't want mercy? Don't dare think that you couldn't be needing grace.
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Wants/Demands
Seriously, who does she thinks she is??
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So what. All the Congress are millionaires because of corruption . The banks and corporations screw us constantly. Let them both out
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Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Savannah is either insane or stupid. Calling the judge and court system corrupt continually in the press is not a recipe for success.
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The whole family should grow up.
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So I guess it's ok to steal ? They got busted and now want the easy way out . And a pardon ? Lol. Shut up and do your time . Any one else would have to ....
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We all steal...a person's good name,maybe someone's time, even an idea. Please 🙏 that people aren't as hard on you or a family member.
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Calling a judge vindictive, who does she think she is Trump?
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Of course not she should have known she didn't have 34 felony counts so she won't be getting out anytime soon
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spoken like a true liberal.
this sentence is ridiculous. it's a vindictive justice system. are you kidding. ???
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Unbelievable. These people are disturbing. Don't support the hypocrisy
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He without sin cast the first stone....all of us need mercy,it's because we haven't gotten caught that we are not in need of mercy.
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You don't get mercy just because you got caught! The whole family is DIRTY...
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Talk to Biden. He's handing out pardons like paper towels.
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Soon President Musk and deputy Trump will too. Then come here and justify your reasoning. Be blessed and happy it's not your turn.
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Julie should serve 50 percent behind bars then let out to be giving monitor probation for good conduct behavior only if she apply herself as professional and great person. Perhaps she could do great community service while doing her probation
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We seem to have doubled standards on law and order! Maybe they should have voted for trump!
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That's funny, Biden is the one giving all the free passes right now.
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This is a travesty to waste "TAX PAYERS" money. The very people they stole from and snubbed their noses at us all. They broke many felonious criminal laws and have been tried, convinced and sentenced like everyone else who committed this crime. Your money is no good in prison now is it!
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Their moneyvisit only good for commissary, ho-hos and quarter-waters.
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Privilege ran out !!
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You Should Not have done the Crime if you cannot do the Time!!! Stop whining!!!
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I don't think that the mother should have gotten anytime becaus the father was the one who handled their finances
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I don't think it is very wise to criticize the Judge.
That's not going to get you out any sooner .
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They will be looking for Trump to pardon them.
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I just want her home with her family!
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Are you serious?....Look these two idiots conned everyone...and got caught!... Stars?..No, they were on a 3 rate show at best, I tried to watch and couldn't make it through an entire episode.....Do the crime...Do the time....who the hell do they think they are? lol...Trump pardon?...are you real?
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Please she should be home with a monitor on if anything she's not a criminal..I can't stand listening to how she deserves this, above the law crap... She's a great person.. Shame I love the Christleys
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Sounds like truth spoken to power. When people have power such as judges,they can flaunt that power negatively. Let's just wait and see how this type power play out in the coming years. Have we overlooked the pass,or is history not fairly recorded? People with power have always been dangerous, if they didn't know Jesus and the love He showed and He had power. Don't come for me . I have an opinion.
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She is a convicted felon. Hook her up
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