Wednesday, 20 February 2013 02:43
No high court hearing for George Ryan
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from former Illinois Governor George Ryan over his 2006 corruption conviction. The justices on Tuesday turned away Ryan's appeal without comment.
Ryan had asked the high court to reconsider his conviction based on a 2010 decision saying honest service fraud requires bribery and kickbacks. Ryan said the jury instructions at his trial were wrong, and that it was never proven that he took bribes.
Ryan was released from prison in recent weeks and is serving the rest of his sentence on home confinement.
Ryan had asked the high court to reconsider his conviction based on a 2010 decision saying honest service fraud requires bribery and kickbacks. Ryan said the jury instructions at his trial were wrong, and that it was never proven that he took bribes.
Ryan was released from prison in recent weeks and is serving the rest of his sentence on home confinement.
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