Any predictions for this week’s scheduled sentencing of former Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby?

What might be called the rise and fall of former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby has way too many chapters and elements to cover adequately in this space.  But, tomorrow morning, her story formally becomes a sentencing story as U.S. District Judge Lydia Griggsby holds a hearing to sentence Mosby on multiple charges.  (Quirky side note: I went to high school with Judge Griggby, but I have not spoken with her in decades.)  This local news piece provides just a small window into some of the tales of Mosby:

Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is just days away from her sentencing, months after juries in two separate trials convicted her on counts of perjury and mortgage fraud. Mosby has claimed these charges were politically and racially motivated. She even mounted a national campaign in the last few weeks for a presidential pardon.

In November and February, juries found Mosby guilty for lying in regard to a vacation home mortgage and for withdrawing from her retirement account early under the pretense of covid-related hardship.

In a court filing Monday, Mosby’s attorneys continued to call for an alternative to prison time, like probation, citing the negative impact on her kids as a reason.

But, Mosby has also been stumping hard for a pardon from Pres. Joe Biden — appearing on MSNBC and the nationally syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club. “I have been accused of doing something I have not done. I’m innocent. I’m facing 40 years for withdrawing funds from my retirement savings,” Mosby said on The Breakfast Club. “The United States government, a global superpower, is coming for me.”

Prosecutors have called for 20 months of prison time. In court filings, prosecutors have criticized Mosby’s press tour. “She has displayed no remorse; she accepts no responsibility; she has no regrets for her actions; and she has consistently worked to undermine public faith in the justice system for her own benefit,” prosecutors said in the filing.

In response to prosecutors, Mosby’s attorneys said in court filings that, “Ms. Mosby has every right to maintain her innocence indefinitely.”

More than a dozen civil rights organizations have pledged support for Mosby’s pardon, as well as a number of high-profile names. One of the most recent names to support Mosby is Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr….

Prosecutors have also filed to seize her condo in Longboat Key, Florida. Mosby’s attorneys said in court filings the government hasn’t proved it’s entitled to do that.

I have seen a lot of press pieces providing very different accounts of Mosby and her activities, and it will be interesting to see how Judge Griggsby sorts through persistent disagreements about the facts at sentencing. Long-time readers know I often see the mid-point of the parties’ sentencing recommendation to serve as a reasonable over/under for any sentencing prediction.  So perhaps 10 months is a reasonable guess for how Judge Griggsby will weigh the 3553(a) factors here, though I have not followed the prior proceedings in this matter closely enough to make a truly informed prediction.

I assume Mosby is planning to appeal her convictions.  If Judge Griggsby imposes a relatively prison term, I am sure Mosby would seek bail pending appeal (which likely will be granted).  Consequently, even if a prison term were imposed, it could be a while until Mosby woud be required to report to prison (and, of course, calls for clemency would surely grow in that period).