He is now appealing his conviction to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Stanford argued that his CDs were not securities under federal law, that his trial judge made errors and did not give him time to conduct a proper defense, and that he was the victim of a "by-any-means" prosecution.
In a March 3 filing with the 5th Circuit, the U.S. Department of Justice said "overwhelming evidence" supported the conviction and sentence.
The case is Trice et al v. Proskauer Rose LLP et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, No. 09-01600.