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U.S. v. BURGE

No. 11-1277.

711 F.3d 803 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jon BURGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

April M. Perry (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Richard M. Beuke , Attorney, Law Offices of Richard M. Beuke, Clarendon Hills, IL, Marc W. Martin (argued), Attorney, Marc Martin, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KANNE, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge presided over an interrogation regime where suspects were suffocated with plastic bags, electrocuted until they lost consciousness, held down against radiators, and had loaded guns pointed at their heads during rounds of Russian roulette. The use of this kind of torture was designed to inflict pain and instill fear while leaving minimal marks. When Burge was asked about these practices in civil interrogatories...

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