Julie Chrisley must attend her September hearing. And loved ones fear the bad news will keep coming.
This summer, Julie Chrisley asked not to attend the hearing.
It is not out of lack of interest. However, the fallen reality TV personality hopes to avoid a long and unpleasant journey while still in custody. But judges have other priorities.
Eldest daughter Savannah Chrisley is bracing herself for the worst. He was afraid to hope that this nightmare would end soon.
Julie Chrisley must attend the resentencing hearing in person
On September 25, Chrisley knows best star Julie Chrisley will attend her resentencing hearing.
He had hoped to attend from canceling. As his lawyer has explained, physical attendance means traveling – possibly in shackles – in a prison vehicle from FMC Lexington in Kentucky all the way down to Atlanta.
However, WSB Atlanta reports that, for whatever reason, the judge forced Julie Chrisley to attend the hearing. It is not clear why.
Make no mistake – it still is normally good news for Julie. Prison, by design, experiences misery, dehumanizing the guilty and the innocent alike who are confined within its walls. Julie will likely spend less time at the Kentucky facility than she had imagined.
An appeals court recently vacated Julie Chrisley’s 7-year sentence due to insufficient evidence of her involvement and guilt. (The verdict stands, but … the appeal is complicated)
Most of the time, a resentencing hearing is good news. But that’s not the same as getting home in time for Thanksgiving. Julie could still face years in prison.
Savannah Chrisley is afraid to hope for the best
Speaking on his Tuesday, August 13 episode Unlock podcast, Savannah Chrisley’s eldest daughter admitted that she had prepared for the worst ahead of her mother’s resentencing hearing.
“It was just a dream I had,” he admitted to listeners.
“It was just him coming home and he was home,” Savannah said. “You wake up and you’re confused. I’m like, ‘Wait. What’s going on?’ Because it feels so real.”
“And,” Savannah emphasized, “I try not to get my hopes up.”
He didn’t see any optimism “because, let’s face it, a lot of things in this legal battle are not over yet.”
Savannah then wisely asserted: “So I expect the worst, and anything better than winning.”
Is the justice system ‘out to get’ Savannah’s parents?
Occasionally, there are cases where celebrities commit minor to moderate violations of the law and ambitious prosecutors set an example. It makes a mockery of the justice system, sends a harsh message, and…
However, what happened to Todd and Julie Chrisley seems to be more common. According to the court, he committed crimes – including taking massive fraudulent loans and then declaring bankruptcy to avoid repayment.
The problem is disproportionately long sentences for non-violent crimes. Another problem is that he learned firsthand how corrupt and dehumanizing our carceral system is.
To be blunt, the Chrisleys – the adults in the family, including Savannah but especially Todd and Julie Chrisley – don’t seem like good people. Not in reality TV, and confident not buddy.
But seeing Todd and Julie get shorter sentences from Jen Shah – whose crimes targeted vulnerable, elderly victims – just didn’t sit right with many people. Including the harshest critics of the Chrisley couple.
Maybe Julie Chrisley will get some good news in her reign. But, like Savannah, we’re not counting on it.
