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Josh Duggar Petitions the United States Supreme Court to Appeal Child Pornography Case
Josh Duggar is petitioning the Supreme Court of the United States to appeal his child pornography case, In Touch can confirm.
The legal paperwork was filed to Brett Kavanaugh, an associate justice on the Supreme Court, and was filed before the December 27 deadline for the “writ of certiorari on Mr. Duggar’s behalf.”
“Mr. Duggar’s case raises an important question, inter alia, concerning a criminal defendant’s constitutional right to present a complete defense,” Josh’s lawyer wrote, according to the documents obtained by In Touch. Arguing that the father of seven’s case was not granted “the time necessary to adequately prepare the petition,” Duggar’s legal team asserted that his defense would “benefit” from more time and consultation with him.
Ultimately, the petition asked Judge Kavanaugh – who was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 2018 amid a flurry of sexual assault accusations – for an additional 60 days to file the writ of certiorari, pushing the deadline from December 27 to February 25, 2024.
In December 2021, Duggar, 35, was sentenced to 151 months in FCI Seagoville in Seagoville, Texas, after he was found guilty of one count of possessing child pornography and one count of receiving child pornography. The first charge was dropped during his sentencing hearing in May 2022.
The following month, the 19 Kids and Counting alum’s legal team filed an appeal and requested a new trial. In the filing obtained by In Touch, Duggar’s legal team argued that the “court’s limitation on his questioning of a potential witness deprived him of his constitutional right to present a defense.”
On October 5, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit terminated Duggar’s appeal and chose to uphold his 2021 conviction.
In addition to his appeal being denied, Duggar’s August 12, 2032, release date was extended after allegedly possessing a cell phone in March. The former TLC star was transferred to the facility’s Special Housing Unit (SHU) and was given an October 2, 2032, release date.
Duggar has since received no visitors.
Duggar will spend his second Christmas behind bars and In Touch exclusively obtained a copy of the prison’s holiday menu this year. For breakfast, the inmates will be provided with hot oatmeal, breakfast cake of whole wheat bread, fresh fruit and coffee.
After engaging in spirited activities they call the Recreational Reindeer Games, Duggar and his fellow inmates will be served baked cornish hen, pork ham, mashed potatoes, corn casserole, dinner rolls and a holiday pie.
To end the December 25th celebration, the inmates will have the option to eat a deli sandwich, potato chips, dessert and fruit, whole wheat bread and a beverage for dinner.
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