Meanwhile, another attorney representing Maldonado-Passage, John M. It’s possible that Maldonado-Passage could receive an even lower sentence than the range cited in the ruling because the court has to consider other factors too, his appeals attorney, Brandon Sample, said.
The court ordered the trial court to re-sentence Maldonado-Passage. According to the ruling, the court should have calculated his advisory sentencing range to be between 17 1/2 years and just under 22 years in prison, rather than between just under 22 years and 27 years in prison. The panel agreed with Maldonado-Passage that the court should have treated them as one conviction at sentencing because they both involved the same goal of killing Baskin, who runs a rescue sanctuary for big cats in Florida. The blond mullet-wearing zookeeper, known for his expletive-laden rants on YouTube and a failed 2018 Oklahoma gubernatorial campaign, was prominently featured in the popular Netflix documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver found that the trial court wrongly treated those two convictions separately in calculating his prison term under sentencing guidelines. Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced in January 2020 to 22 years in federal prison after being convicted of trying to hire two different men to kill animal rights activist Carole Baskin. (Santa Rosa County Jail via AP, File)ĭENVER (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. “What I need is when John Phillips gets the evidence he is working on, I need the world to help him get President Biden, VP Harris and the Attorney General to listen to the evidence and see that it’s not just city cops out of control with corruption, but his very own Department of Justice and make this right and sign that pardon that Trump left behind so I can go home and get proper medical care and proper food.” According to Joe Exotic’s lawyer, there is still a biopsy result needed to determine if he has cancer.FILE - This file photo provided by the Santa Rosa County Jail in Milton, Fla., shows Joseph Maldonado-Passage, also known as "Joe Exotic." A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, July 14, 2021, that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws. “I don’t want anyone’s pity,” Joe said in another tweet. Also scheduling a colonoscopy and endoscopy to find everything. “Now they report a biopsy will also be scheduled on a tumor on my right side below my ribs. Joe tweeted Saturday that he has a May 27 appointment with an oncologist and one a few days later with a urologist.
Phillips said it is premature to say he has prostate cancer even if his doctors are saying he has all the signs. Phillips told The Post Saturday afternoon that Joe has not been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is still awaiting a biopsy. The jailed Netflix star said it’s being determined how far along the cancer is. My body is tired, I have lost a tremendous amount of weight, the mouth sores are out of control, I throw up more than I eat.”
“The prison has approved testing to verify what stage it is in. “John Phillips has received my medical records from FMC Fort Worth and my PSA count came back very high for prostate cancer,” he wrote.
The star of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” is currently serving a 22-year sentence for violating wildlife laws and a 2017 murder-for-hire plot to kill his longtime enemy Carole Baskin. Joe, born Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, tweeted Friday that his PSA counts are high and wants President Biden, Vice President Harris and the attorney general to spring him - stat. Jailed “Tiger King” star Joe Exotic claims he has prostate cancer and is on the prowl for parole. ‘Tiger King’ star Joe Exotic gets one year chopped in resentencing How Joe Exotic’s lawyer’s wife went viral during NFL Draft ‘Tiger King’ star Doc Antle charged with money laundering
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