Thursday, March 05, 2015

Golb gets jail time

RAPHAEL GOLB: Panel Affirms Sentence in Dead Sea Scrolls Case
(Joel Stashenko, New York Law Journal).
An appeals court has affirmed a two-month jail sentence for a blogger whose case prompted the state Court of Appeals to rule that the state's second-degree aggravated harassment statute was unconstitutional.

A unanimous panel of the Appellate Division, First Department, upheld Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Laura Ward's sentence, which included three years of probation, for Raphael Golb in People v. Golb, 13595.

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HT Stephen Goranson.

If I understand the situation correctly, Mr. Golb is now out of appeals and must serve his sentence. Reuters also has an article that notes the following:
Golb, who has remained free during the appeals process, is scheduled to begin his sentence on July 22, the district attorney's office said.
Background on the Golb Dead-Sea-Scrolls internet-impersonation case is here and follow the many links.