CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has asked the judge to keep jury questionnaires in a hint he may appeal his federal corruption conviction.
Defense lawyers filed the motion with U.S. District Judge James Zagel in Chicago Tuesday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The deadline to appeal Blagojevich's 17 convictions for fraud, bribery and extortion is July 25.