* 12:46 pm - I’ve been curious when Ryan will have to report to prison. CBS2 fills us in…
The opinion came down after the court had granted Ryan an appeal bond, something that politicians convicted of wrongdoing almost never get in Illinois.
In granting the bond, the appeals court had said that once it reached its decision Ryan would have to immediately go to prison to serve his time.
* 3:28 pm - From the US Attorney’s office…
Statement of Gary S. Shapiro, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, regarding today’s decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, affirming the convictions of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan and Lawrence Warner, United States v. Warner and Ryan, Nos. 06-3517 & 06-3528:
“We note the Court’s conclusion that “the evidence supporting the jury’s verdict was overwhelming.” Ryan and Warner were convicted of crimes in awarding state leases and contracts that were steered illegally in return for hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits for Warner and Ryan, including financial support for Ryan’s successful 1998 gubernatorial campaign.
Regarding jury deliberations, the majority concluded that Judge Pallmeyer “took every possible step to ensure that the jury was and remained impartial,” and that while the proceedings gave rise to some unusual problems, it remained so. We are now asking the Court to enforce the order agreed to by the parties last December requiring the defendants to surrender within 72 hours.”
* 5:39 pm - From the US Court of Appeals…
Upon consideration of DEFENDANTS’ EMERGENCY MOTION TO CONTINUE BAIL PENDING APPEAL AND TO STAY SURRENDER DATE, filed on August 21, 2007, by counsel for the appellants,
IT IS ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED only to the extent that appellants’ grant of bail is extended until this court issues its mandate.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this matter is REMANDED for the limited purpose of permitting the district court to determine the conditions of release.
http://thecapitolfaxblog.com/2007/08/21/this-just-in-57/
And thank goodness Bush is not intervening in this case to give Ryan a commuted sentence...
6 comments:
Will this guy ever see a day behind bars?
Let's hope so. He needs to be taken off the streets.
This will be interesting will the Gerbil come in to save him. Will Ryan have some secrets that could help him in this matter. This will be history in the making as Ryan stopped all excutions and now he'll be joining these same guys in the jail. If Ryan knows that Kenny Boy is safe on that island it might save him from doing jail time.
I don't think the Gerbil will save Ryan. Ryan is relaying on his connections to lawmakers in Ilnnois to bail him out.
Look Ryan's pro bona law firm is former Governor, former US District Attorney Northern Dist of IL, Jim Thompson who, knows his way around the system because he was part of it, who appointed 3 IL Supreme Court Judges during his time as Gov., who knows Judges when he was US Attorney, no I really don't believe Ryan is going to spend any time in jail. He is also claiming health problems but he is seen out at all hours without his wife, whom he claims needs him as well and he can't be incarcerated because of her, even though he is only seen with her when he goes to court, Paaleeze, he is such a drama king.
And that is why Ryan is confident that he can beat this rap because he has a former USA and attorney who knows the judges and judicial system and is in the backpocket of Ryan.
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