U.S. v. WARNER

Nos. 06-3517, 06-3528.

498 F.3d 666 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lawrence E. WARNER and George H. Ryan, Sr., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 21, 2007.

Opinion Published September 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart D. Fullerton, Patrick Collins (argued), Edmond E. Chang, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marc W. Martin (argued), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Dan K. Webb, Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, Gene C. Schaerr (argued), Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for George H. Ryan, Defendant-Appellant.

Before MANION, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal comes to us after an investigation that lasted for years and a jury trial that lasted more than six months. In the end, the two defendants, former Illinois Governor George H. Ryan, Sr., and his associate Lawrence E. Warner, were convicted on various criminal charges. The case attracted a great deal of public attention, and thus the district court handling the trial had to handle a number of...

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