2 Jurors Replaced but No Mistrial for Ex-Governor
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U.S. District Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer replaced two jurors and ordered deliberations to start over in the Chicago corruption trial of former Gov. George Ryan, rejecting a defense request for a mistrial.
Ryan and co-defendant Larry Warner were in the courtroom for the decision, which came after six days of turmoil that began when the Chicago Tribune discovered that two jurors apparently lied on questionnaires when they denied they had ever been charged with a crime.
The judge said she would consider declaring a mistrial later if the deliberations were somehow unfair.
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