Legal Opinion
Wright v. DeArmond
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 9, 1992No. Nos. 91-3375, 91-3376, 91-3377 and 91-3378PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The City of Danville, Illinois, and its Commissioners were named defendants in a voting rights suit brought by a group of minority Danville citizens. In the process of settling this suit, the Commissioners secured personal benefits. The Commissioners and the Danville Corporation Counsel were later convicted of conspiracy to violate state and local conflict-of-interest laws. The convictions were reversed by the Illinois Appellate Court but reinstated by the Illinois Supreme Court. The Commissioners and Corporation Counsel then sought a writ of habeas corpus in the federal…
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