Ex-AG Kane ordered to jail, 2 years after sentencing
A judge in suburban Philadelphia on Tuesday gave former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane less than two days to report to jail to begin serving a perjury sentence that she received two years ago.
Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy said there is no longer any reason for Kane to remain free, one day after the state Supreme Court declined to take up her appeal.
Kane, a Democrat, has been out on $75,000 bail since her October 2016 sentencing to 10 to 23 months for leaking grand jury information and lying about it.
“Given that the rationale for (the) defendant remaining at liberty pending appeal has expired, post-sentence bail is revoked,” the judge wrote, imposing a 9 a.m. Thursday deadline for Kane to report to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
Kane’s lawyer, Joshua Lock, has not responded to multiple messages seeking comment.
Demchick-Alloy directed the Lackawanna County sheriff to serve a copy of her order on Kane, who lives in Scranton.
The Montgomery County district attorney’s office formally requested the order earlier Tuesday, arguing the Supreme Court decision was the end of the legal road for Kane, 52.
“Two different appellate courts have reviewed her case, yet her judgment of sentence remains,” wrote District Attorney Kevin Steele. “She received a fair trial, her guilt was proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and now it is time for her to serve her sentence.”
Steele’s bail revocation motion to Demchick-Alloy anticipated that Kane may have argued the judge had discretion to keep Kane out on bail while she “seeks further state review.”
