DETROIT, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was released today by the legal team of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick:
We respectfully disagree with the judges' decision to choose the most extreme option available to him, an option that wasn't even requested by the prosecution. We are appealing this decision, and regret that this politically-
charged atmosphere has had such a profound impact on this case.