The 11th Circuit has just handed down its ruling on former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman's appeal of his conviction on public corruption charges. The court reversed his conviction on two counts, but affirmed the convictions on the other counts, which from my quick read of the opinion, amounts to affirming the heart of the case against Siegelman.

The case has been remanded to the district court for re-sentencing. I'm not enough of an expert on sentencing guidelines to predict how much this will change his sentence, but as I say, the heart of the case against him seems to have emerged intact from the appeal.

Late Update: Here's the interview I did with Siegelman last summer: