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Unopposed Motion of American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Illinois, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for Leave to File a Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Defendant-Appellant Prentiss Jackson and Reversal of the District Court’s Order
Brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as Amicus Curiae in Support of Defendant–Appellee Thomas P. Thayer.
Amended Motion (Nov. 19, 2020)
Order (July 28, 2021)
Memorandum Opinion and Order
Order Granting Compassionate Release
Memorandum and Order granting compassionate release
Motion for Compassionate Release (Jan. 24, 2021)
Response (Mar. 8, 2021)
Opinion and Order (April 12, 2021)
Emergency Motion for Compassionate Release (Dec. 23, 2020)
Supplemental Letter from Dr. Paul T. Gross (January 7, 2021)
Order & Opinion (January 8, 2021)
Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Wisconsin
Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Indiana
Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Illinois
Defendants filed their 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Petitions in February 2010 and the court stayed further proceedings until after the Supreme Court decided Skilling. Briefing was completed on September 30, 2010. On November 7, 2011, the district court denied petitioner’s motion, holding that they engaged in a single fraudulent scheme to award City jobs and promotions to political supporters and that petitioners necessarily deprived the City of its property rights.
On August 7, 2010, the Seventh Circuit affirmed Cantrell’s conviction on four honest services counts on the grounds that the government proved kickbacks, as required by Skilling. On February 7, 2012, the defendant filed a petition to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the theory of ineffective assistance of counsel at the trial and appellate level.
The U.S. Supreme Court vacated Black’s honest services fraud and obstruction of justice convictions and remanded to the 7th Circuit to determine whether the convictions could stand. The case is now with the 7th Circuit. On July 19, 2010, the Court granted Black’s contested motion for bail pending resolution and ordered the parties to submit written arguments in light of Skilling.
