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United States v. Rod Blagojevich

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 21, 2017No. 16-3254PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Rod Blagojevich was convicted of 18 crimes committed while he was Governor of Illinois. The district court sentenced him to 168 months’ imprisonment. Our initial opinion vacated five of the convictions but affirmed the others and remanded for a potential retrial on the five vacated charges and for resentencing. 794 F.3d 729 (7th Cir. 2015). Blagojevich asked the Supreme Court to review that decision, and while the petition for certiorari was pending the district court put proceedings in abeyance. After the Supreme Court denied the petition, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 1491,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Pepper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. McDonnell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  5. United States v. BartlettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. United States v. OliverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  2. United States v. David BridgewaterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
  3. United States v. Marcus ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. David PerezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  5. United States v. Jose OregonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023

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