Cantrell denied new trial
NWI Times
Nov 21, 2008
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Judge Rudy Lozano ruled that former East Chicago political operative Robert Cantrell was definitely present during his trial and conviction on 11 federal fraud charges, and he will not get a new trial.
Cantrell's lawyer, Kevin Milner, moved for Cantrell's acquittal on the argument that no witness ever formally identified Cantrell in Hammond federal court in May.
In a written opinion filed Friday, Lozano resoundingly rejected that argument.
"Despite this lack of formal identification, nine witnesses testified about their interaction with 'the Defendant, Robert Cantrell,' and many witnesses testified that he was present in court," Lozano wrote.
Cantrell, 66, of Schererville, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 19, 2009.
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