Todd, Julie Chrisley's Lawyer Talks About Appeal, Getting A Retrial

Todd and Julie Chrisley talked about their appeal after they reported to prison.

The Chrisleys started serving their sentences this week. But in the latest episode of their podcast "Chrisley Confessions," they said they were hopeful for a retrial but would not speak about the case. Instead, they would have their lawyer discuss it on their behalf.

Alex Little, who represents the embattled reality TV stars, spoke with Entertainment Tonight about the progress of their appeal and why they were hoping to get a retrial.

"Well, look, I mean, there are different players in each step in a criminal prosecution," Little told ET. "You've got the prosecutor who brings a case. You've got the jury and the judge that try the case, then you've got the appeals court. Its purpose is to review what that court -- the prior court -- has done. Those are different people, and you can believe that you are sort of harmed at the lower levels and can be hopeful that [the appeals court] will stop when you move on along the appeal."

He also shared two critical points that could favor his clients' attempt to overturn the case.

"[At] the very beginning of this case, there was an unconstitutional search by the Georgia Department of Revenue," Little explained. "This court's already found that was unconstitutional, and it should've stopped the whole case in its tracks. That didn't happen. And that's certainly one of the things we're pursuing on the appeal."

He continued, "The second piece is, one of the IRS officers testified about whether the Chrisleys had paid certain taxes. That certainly, we think, affected the jury, and we believe it will be [a] basis for a new trial."

In their motion for a new trial, the Chrisleys accused the court of admitting "substantial volumes of evidence at trial which were obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment." According to them, the financial documents presented were "unlawfully seized."

They also accused the court of failing to "properly enforce its suppression order" for allowing some of the said documentation to be admitted as evidence.

Todd said in their latest podcast episode that they were hoping the appellate court would see the mistakes in one part of the judicial system and correct it.

"I know that this may be my future for a minute, but I also have faith that the judicial system is going to turn it around. I also have faith that the appellate court is going to see this for what it is," he said.

His wife, Julie, was as optimistic as him.

"We do believe that this test will become a testimony," Julie, 50, said. "We do believe that there is purpose in this pain, and we do not believe that this is the end of the road for us, that we are just beginning to scratch the surface of God's will for our lives."

Both were convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion. They have reported to their respective prisons to begin their sentences Tuesday. He checked in to Federal Prison Camp Pensacola, while Julie reported to Federal Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky.