Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges.
Attorneys for the star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also argued the actor should have been granted a hearing to decide whether his trial should have been in New York instead of Florida.
Prosecutors countered that Snipes, 47, had plenty of time to appeal to move the case to New York in a timely manner before he was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file his income tax returns. Besides, they contended, housing records showed he lived in Florida as well as New York.
The three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta issued no immediate decision.
Source: AP
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I see Wesely wants a new trial. He believes it wasn't fair. I don't know much about his case but it doesn't look good. I don't think he has proof of jury misconduct like his defence claims. But we'll see. Would like to see his movies make comeback. Underated actor if you ask me.