A stay has been entered, delaying for now the imposition of former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s sentence stemming from her conviction on political corruption charges.

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lester G. Nauhaus issued an order in Commonwealth v. Orie Melvin on Friday granting a stay of Orie Melvin’s sentence, court documents said. Her sentence included three years of house arrest and a requirement that she send out pictures of herself with signed apologies to the judiciary, her staff, family and others. The order was made orally from the bench Friday.

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