Six months after ex-Chicago Alderman Edward Burke's landmark racketeering and corruption conviction, his lawyers are back in court today to seek a retrial on some counts and an acquittal on others. Burke, 80, is due to be sentenced in three weeks. His attorneys argue that no reasonable jury should have found him guilty, emphasizing that witnesses did not feel pressured by Burke. The court arguments on Wednesday focused on whether a job can be considered 'property' and what constitutes an 'official act.' Burke's legal team is making a long-shot bid to overturn his racketeering conviction, urging U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall to dismiss the charges, claiming the jury got 'carried away.'
'Ed Burke is asking for a new trial — with sentencing less than three weeks away.' @SeidelContent reports. https://t.co/RzPeznVwNi
Attorneys for former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke seek to get some of his convictions overturned https://t.co/DAWIuycyds https://t.co/15yAswdS5M
Lawyers for former Ald. Ed Burke urged U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall to toss out his racketeering conviction, saying the jury in his landmark corruption trial got “carried away.” https://t.co/WRKDCQg2fY