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Convict Snipes Can Fly the Coop, For Now

Posted Jul 3rd 2008 8:39AM by TMZ Staff

This does not put the prudence in jurisprudence: a judge actually has given convicted felon Wesley Snipes the OK to jet off to London and Bangkok.

Snipes had begged a Federal judge in Florida to let him go work abroad on a couple movies, and Judge William Terrell Hodges said he could go for three days this month and also to Thailand for eight weeks -- eight weeks. Wes is waiting for his appeal on his conviction on tax evasion charges.

How's this for hilarious: The two films he'll be working on are called "Gallowwalker" and "Chasing the Dragon."

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1. Been a long time since New Jack City, what's the worthless tax cheat done lately.....

Posted at 9:02AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by FlBiker

2. This is so damn ridiculous.............................how could a judge say yes? Oh, I get it, I am sure the judge figured that if he denied Wesley then, he would have to hear about how he is a racist!

What color is he........................well, there you go!

Posted at 9:03AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Dallas

3. The judicial system sux!
Money determins your fate. You get an instant, out of jail pass when you're rich.
The poor are left to dig their own graves.

Posted at 9:06AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by I'm rich btch

4. What's the big deal? Appeals take forever. Plus, it would be pretty hard for a world famous movie star to go into hiding. Obviously the UK wouldn't let him overstay, and actually Thailand wouldn't either.

Of course what he did was wrong, but it is unlikely that he would be sent to jail in the next few months anyway. Better the guy has a chance to earn a living rather than sitting around doing nothing all day.

Posted at 9:20AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Medley

5. Give the lady a break!

Posted at 9:24AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Fong Woo

6. What kind of punishment is that? Looks like this one is getting away with a slap on the wrist like the rest of Hollywood does, when is our justice system going to do the right thing?

Posted at 12:45PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by KELC

7. No this is not right. The US attorney needs to apeal this. He was convicted he should at least stay in the US

Posted at 11:06AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Joeythecatfish

8. Nothing wrong with this. If Wes was going to run, he'd have done it already. He wouldn't have asked permission to do it. You guys are too funny.

Posted at 11:26AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by TMZhires13yearolds

9.

To # 7 TMZhires13yearolds

The feds take your passport when you are sentenced. He would have had to hide in the bait locker of an international shrimp boat to get outta town without it.

I don't necessarily know the percentage of people who go straight to jail after sentencing vs. people allowed to stay out pending appeal, but my guess is that the percentage is weighed heavily on the "go straight to jail" side. Money really does talk when it comes to "justice" in the U.S. Sad, but true.

Posted at 11:41AM on Jul 3rd 2008 by OCD

10. That is so nice that the Feds are letting him work. He belongs in jail.

Posted at 2:07PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by Anna

11. BLACK AND HAVING MONEY IS A GOOD THING.

Posted at 4:09PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by bamm

12. You can always find Wesley Snipes, he's in the direct to video bin at the blockbuster store.....

Posted at 9:57PM on Jul 3rd 2008 by FlBiker