I know it sounds like a long time right now, but that seven-and-a-half year stretch can be reduced by good time.

If he decides to be an inmate worker they usually give a pretty good amount of time off for that. Is it 7 1/2 with the percentage taken off, because I'm pretty sure most states only make you serve a certain percentage of your sentence. I'm so sorry you're going through this. Prayers and hugs to you sweetie!

One day at a time. You're not alone, and you will get through this.

I have been wondering a lot recently about all the teachings that we are here primarily for the evolution of our consciousness (to live life more abundantly as Jesus said) and that life gives us whatever we need in order to create that. (usually through suffering) And then simultaneously there are an equal amount of teachings that say we create it all ourselves, and can create pretty much anything with your thoughts.
So in other words, they are saying your husband chose this on some level, (and my son chose his situation) but does it mean if they (and we) focus on them being released, will that happen? I apologise if this is not the right place for me to be trying to understand life, but I just wonder what it's all about when I read that you and your beloved husband will be apart for so many years, and wonder if there is a way to change that. For example, today I read this by Seth (who Eckhart Tolle read before he became a spiritual teacher) :

Your beliefs form reality. Your individual beliefs and your joint beliefs. Now the intensity of a belief is extremely important...

And, if you believe, in very simple terms, that people mean you well, and will treat you kindly, they will. And, if you believe that the world is against you, then so it will be in your experience. And, if you believe...IF YOU BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO DETERIORATE AT 22, then so you shall.

And, if you believe that you are poor, and always will be, then so your experience will so prove to you. Your beliefs meet you in the face when you look in the mirror. They form your image. You cannot escape your beliefs. They are, however, the method by which you create your experience.

It is important that you here realize that you are not at the mercy of the unexplainable, that you are not at the mercy of events over which you have no control whether those events are psychological events or physical ones, in your terms.

As I have told you, there is little difference if you believe that your present life is caused by incidents in your early infancy or by past lives over which equally you feel you have no control. Your events, your lives, your experiences, are caused by your present beliefs. Change the beliefs and your life changes. Seth

So, according to this (and it gels with "Where two or more are gathered" and "Have the faith of a mustard seed") If you and he just focus on/pray for him to be found innocent in the appeal, with every fiber of your being, it should happen.

No harm in trying. Meanwhile, choose to believe that, it will hurt less. I send you love, light and the peace of God.

Thank you all so much. And yes I believe that we will win this. The day sentenced him and they said 10 years a party me didn't believe it. I have always had this feeling in my heart that this is not the end that we we have hope in this appeal. The Lies that were told to put him there will one day set him free. I believe and error him him that this is not it. We still have fight and we hope. God is listening to our prayers.