Savannah Chrisley Says Parents Listened to Appeal Hearing from Prison: They're 'Hoping for a Different Outcome'

Savannah Chrisley admitted that her parents Todd and Julie are "hoping for change" following their appeal hearing

Savannah Chrisley is shedding light on her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley’s reaction to hearing their appeal hearing from their respective prisons.

The Chrisley Knows Best alum, 26, revealed on her Unlocked podcast that her parents listened to the oral arguments while behind bars.

“They listened in on the appeal, they listened to the arguments and now they're back, just sitting there and hoping for change, hoping for something different, hoping for a different outcome,” she explained.

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During the hearing at the Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Court of Appeals Building in Atlanta on April 19, attorneys for the longtime couple presented their case in front of family members including Savannah, Chase Chrisley, Grayson Chrisley and Nanny Faye Chrisley. Savannah's boyfriend Robert Shiver was also there to support the family.

Alex Little, a partner at Burr and Forman LLP, argued that misconduct was at play in the pair's case, claiming that "the evidence suggested that the prosecutors here worked in concert with the witness."

"First, the issue that was discussed that came out in the redirect and then the re-cross of Officer Betty Carter was whether the Chrisleys had paid taxes in the post-conspiracy period," he said. "Now, the district court below confirmed that that would have a potential prejudicial effect on the defendants leading the jury to believe that they had not paid their taxes, that they weren't interested in paying taxes, that they were untruth type of person who could commit fraud charged in the other acts. That effect spills over not just to the tax charges but to all of the fraud charges in this case."

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However, the rebuttal presented by assistant U.S. attorney Annalise Peters argued there is no case at all, noting that "the evidence was overwhelming at trial that the Chrisleys had taken a number of steps to evade the IRS and they conspired to evade the IRS."

"So yes, if there are credible allegations and some evidence proffered about any sort of government misconduct a hearing should be had. That's simply not what we have in this case," she said.

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Todd, 55, and Julie, 51, were originally sentenced to a combined 19 years in prison. Though they began appealing their case the following month, they reported to prison in January 2023. Their sentences were reduced that September by roughly two years.

Hope came in November 2023 as Savannah, 26, revealed her parents were granted oral arguments, which "only about 6 percent of cases that are submitted for oral arguments get accepted."

"We get to go and argue why mom and dad should be home," she added. "So, God is good. Thanksgiving win!"

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Days before the oral arguments commenced, Savannah shared her uncertainty about whether things would go in her family's favor. However, she noted that "if it doesn't go in our direction, we have other avenues to take."

"Once again, like, super grateful for that, that there are other avenues due to how our trial played out that we could take to get a new trial or to you know just hopefully get them out early," she shared on the April 16 episode of her Unlocked podcast. "So when it comes to the appeal, that's kind of where we're at."

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