OCALA, Fla. — Actor Wesley Snipes does not have to report to prison — yet.
U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges, who sentenced the “Blade” star to 36 months in prison in 2008 for tax-related crimes, overruled a U.S. marshal who had sent the actor a letter directing him to report to the Bureau of Prisons no later than noon Sept. 2. The judge’s order Monday reaffirmed a decision he made Aug. 5 that set up a schedule for arguing all outstanding motions in Snipes’ case, including a request from prosecutors to revoke his bail.
Hodges’ order says Snipes, 48, can remain at liberty indefinitely “pending further order of the court.” Snipes’ defense team wants the judge to order a new trial, citing alleged irregularities with the jury panel.
The Orlando Sentinel
