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United States v. John M. Murphy

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 27, 1985No. 84-2398, 85-1401PublishedCited by 283 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

John M. Murphy was an Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County from 1972 until 1984. He was indicted in 1983 and charged with accepting bribes to fix the outcome of hundreds of cases, from drunk driving to battery to felony theft. Some of the counts on which he was convicted grew out of contrived cases staged by the FBI and federal prosecutors as part of Operation Greylord, an investigation of the Cook County courts.

The charges spanned many years and many statutes. Part I of this opinion sets out the background. Part II addresses Murphy’s challenge to…

2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Jones v. BarnesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Giglio v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by283 opinions

  1. In Re Diana R. Beard, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
  2. Trudy WALTON, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  3. United States v. Frank Peter Balistrieri, Steve Disalvo, and Dennis Librizzi, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. In Re School Asbestos Litigation. Pfizer Inc. v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal Barnwell School District No. 45, School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Lac D'AmiAnte Du Quebec, Ltee., Intervenor. Kaiser Cement Corporation v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, Lac D'AmiAnte Du Quebec, Ltee, Intervenor. Acands, Inc. v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal Barnwell School District No. 45, Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Lac D'AmiAnte Du Quebec, Ltee, Intervenor. Asten Group, Inc. v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal Barnwell School District No. 45, Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Lac D'AmiAnte Du Quebec, Ltee, Intervenor. W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal Barnwell School District No. 45, School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Asten Group, Inc., Dana Corporation, Pfizer, Inc., Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, and W.R. Grace & Co.-Conn. v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal Barnwell School District No. 45, School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, Board of Education of the Memphis City Schools, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Georgia-Pacific Corporation v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School District, and a Conditionally Certified Class, Kaiser Cement Corporation v. The Honorable James McGirr Kelly, Nominal School District of Lancaster, Manheim Township School District, Lampeter-Strasburg School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
  5. Parker v. Connors Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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