A federal appeals court on Tuesday turned down former Illinois Governor George Ryan’s request for a new trial. Ryan was found guilty on multiple counts of fraud, corruption, and other charges in 2006.
His lawyer argued on appeal that jury deliberations were flawed because two jurors had not revealed that they had prior criminal records. Once it was discovered, those jurors were replaced by the district court judge.
A three judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled 2-1 that the district judge had acted properly.
Ryan will now begin a six and a half year prison term.
Source: http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/08/federal-appeals-court-upholds-fraud.php
