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A number of grounds for appeal might be raised:

Conspiracy between his wife and Bill Allen, the senator's longtime drinking and fishing buddy, and founder of VECO, to keep the true costs of the cottage renovation secret from Stevens.

Attorney negligence, in the failure to raise the issue of insanity or senility as a defence.

Judicial Bias, in that the judge was not a resident of Alaska!

Jurial Bias, in that none of the jurors had even traveled to Alaska, and some were not even aware that it was a state (you can't see Alaska from Washington, DC).

Charley Noble