article_snippet.sent: The onetime rising Republican star made the argument in a 54-page brief in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
article_snippet.sent: A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will conduct a hearing on A three-judge panel of the court appeal of A three-judge panel of the court public corruption convictions on May 12.
article_snippet.sent: McDonnell's lawyers were responding to the government's brief urging the court to uphold the criminal convictions.
highlights_snippet.sent: Three-judge federal court panel will hear the former governor's appeal on May 12 .