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U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Blagojevich appeal
chicago.suntimes.com ^ | March 28, 2016 | Jon Seidel

Posted on 03/28/2016 11:39:22 AM PDT by PROCON

The United States Supreme Court on Monday decided not to hear an appeal by disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

That decision was noted in a list of orders posted Monday on the court’s website.

Blagojevich, 59, reported to a federal prison in Colorado four years ago to begin serving a 14­-year sentence. He was convicted of 18 counts over two trials. Among other things, he was accused of attempting to trade his power to appoint someone to a U.S. Senate seat — the one recently vacated by President Barack Obama — in exchange for personal benefits. A three-­judge appellate panel tossed five of his 18 criminal convictions last year and ordered him to be re-sentenced. However, that panel also pointed out “it is not possible to call 168 months unlawfully high for Blagojevich’s crimes.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Colorado; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; colorado; corruption; illinois; luisgutierrez; prison; rodblagojevich; scotus
Possible 0bama pardon for him?
1 posted on 03/28/2016 11:39:22 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON

not a chance in hell; now if he was AA or Muslim for sure


2 posted on 03/28/2016 11:42:28 AM PDT by martinidon
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To: PROCON

A lot of bad hair days coming his way.

3 posted on 03/28/2016 11:45:23 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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To: martinidon

He’ll convert, then the Musslime-In-Chief will pardon him. Then he’ll convert back after some inner reflection.


4 posted on 03/28/2016 11:45:24 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: martinidon
now if he was AA or Muslim for sure

With the way islam has infected the prisons, he may have converted.

5 posted on 03/28/2016 11:45:57 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: PROCON

That’s why Obama wants the gizmo group in the states. They can recruit from the large prison population


6 posted on 03/28/2016 11:47:17 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: PROCON
Obola will probably pardon him next January to keep him quiet...kinda like BillyBob did with Susan MacDougal.
7 posted on 03/28/2016 11:48:49 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Obamanomics:Trickle Up Poverty)
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To: PROCON

good point, I bet after the Nov. election he is going to open the flood gates on the prisons. Pardons will be handed out like candy on Halloween!


8 posted on 03/28/2016 11:55:24 AM PDT by martinidon
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Blago sure turned out to be a disappointment. I thought he would spill many cans of beans just for the heck of it and he didn’t.

Maybe he’s planning to write a book.


9 posted on 03/28/2016 11:59:02 AM PDT by Busta Rhymes
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To: Busta Rhymes

Maybe he likes living.


10 posted on 03/28/2016 12:25:42 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Never thought of that. Could be.


11 posted on 03/28/2016 12:32:18 PM PDT by Busta Rhymes
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
A three-judge appellate panel tossed five of his 18 criminal convictions last year and ordered him to be re-sentenced. However, that panel also pointed out "it is not possible to call 168 months unlawfully high for Blagojevich’s crimes."

12 posted on 03/28/2016 12:32:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: Busta Rhymes

Remember Jim McDougal? Blake probably does.


13 posted on 03/28/2016 12:37:36 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Blake probably does. Blake should be Blago. Autocorrect really sucks.


14 posted on 03/28/2016 12:38:39 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: jospehm20

Yep.


15 posted on 03/28/2016 12:40:51 PM PDT by Busta Rhymes
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