Ex-Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson seeks new trial, says prosecutors made improper comments to jury
Hours after the mayor announced the list of applicants vying to replace convicted Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson, his lawyers filed a motion for a new trial Tuesday arguing in part that prosecutors made “highly improper and prejudicial remarks” in closing arguments and misled the jury by trying to tie his elected office to the charges.
The 27-page motion comes a month after a federal jury convicted Thompson of two counts of lying
