Court turns down former Illinois governor
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The Supreme Court has rejected former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's appeal of his federal racketeering and fraud conviction.
The justices have no comment on their action, in response to Ryan's claim that he and his fellow defendant, businessman Larry Warner did not receive a fair trial.
Their lawyers argued that the trial judge replaced two jurors with alternates after deliberations in the case had already begun.
Ryan, 74, is serving a 6 1/2 year sentence in federal prison.
The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier upheld the convictions.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.