Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will appeal against his criminal conviction in a corruption and influence-peddling case for which he was handed a three-year prison sentence, his lawyer has announced. However, the verdict does not mark the end of the legal woes for the influential politician who faces trial in two more corruption cases this month. Describing the verdict as "extremely severe" and "totally unfounded and unjustified", lawyer Jacqueline Laffont ...