He s currently at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth prison in Texas
Published July 14, 2021 •
Updated 6 hours ago
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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.
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. He is currently at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth prison in Texas. Don t miss local breaking news and weather! Download our mobile app for iOS or Android
Federal appeals court vacates Tiger King Joe Exotic sentence in the murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin
The appeals court vacated his sentence but upheld his conviction. Exotic is asking President Joe Biden for a pardon. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 7:59 PM EDT July 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY Tiger King star Joe Exotic will be re-sentenced after being convicted last year in a murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin, the CEO of Tampa s Big Cat Rescue.
Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, had appealed his murder-for-hire convictions, arguing a district court made the wrong decision by allowing Carole Baskin to attend the whole trial – despite her being listed as a government witness. The 58-year-old also argued the trial court should ve grouped his two murder-for-hire convictions together when calculating a sentence because the charges involved the same person.
He s currently at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth prison in Texas
Published July 14, 2021 •
Updated on July 14, 2021 at 9:07 pm
NBCUniversal Media, LLC
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.
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. He is currently at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth prison in Texas. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Federal appeals court vacates Tiger King Joe Exotic sentence in the murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin
The appeals court vacated his sentence but upheld his conviction. Exotic is asking President Joe Biden for a pardon. Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 6:59 PM CDT July 14, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY Tiger King star Joe Exotic will be re-sentenced after being convicted last year in a murder-for-hire plot against Carole Baskin, the CEO of Tampa s Big Cat Rescue.
Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage, had appealed his murder-for-hire convictions, arguing a district court made the wrong decision by allowing Carole Baskin to attend the whole trial – despite her being listed as a government witness. The 58-year-old also argued the trial court should ve grouped his two murder-for-hire convictions together when calculating a sentence because the charges involved the same person.
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July 14, 2021, 10:33 PM ET Court Orders Shorter Sentence For Tiger King Joe Exotic
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver found that the trial court wrongly treated two of Joe Exotic s convictions separately.
By The Associated Press Joe Exotic Photo: Netflix
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.
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. A three-judge panel for the U.S. 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 un