China's Bo Xilai appeals conviction

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

-Bo Xilai says the verdict contradicted the facts and was unfair
-A court found Bo guilty of bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power
-The one-time rising star of the Communist Party is sentenced to life in prison 

-A court found his wife guilty last year of murdering British businessman Neil Heywood

One day after a court in eastern China sentenced him to life in prison for corruption, former Communist Party official Bo Xilai appealed his verdict and sentencing, a source with direct knowledge of the case told CNN.

Bo -- a former rising political star who fell from power amid a scandal involving murder, betrayal and financial skullduggery -- was convicted Sunday of bribe-taking, embezzlement and abuse of power.

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