The state Superior Court has upheld the four-to-12-year prison sentence handed to Brett O. Feese, the ex-counsel to the Republican caucus in the state House of Representatives, upon his conviction on charges stemming from the misuse of state resources in the "Computergate" scandal.

The appeals court reasoned that Feese, also a former state representative, failed to back up his claims that the Office of the Attorney General destroyed documents essential to his defense.