Overview
- Routh filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit seeking review of both his conviction and the life-plus-seven-year term imposed on Feb. 4.
- Attorney Martin L. Roth wrote that jurors were misled because Routh, acting as his own lawyer at trial, could not effectively confront witnesses or introduce impeachment material.
- A federal jury in October found Routh guilty on five counts, including attempting to assassinate a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.
- Trial evidence included Secret Service testimony that he hid near the sixth hole aiming an AK/SKS-style rifle at Donald Trump, a handwritten note expressing intent, and FBI DNA matches to items recovered.
- The appeal remains pending with no ruling issued, so the conviction and sentence continue to stand during the appellate process.