Attorneys: George Ryan's wife has 3-6 mos. to live

[December 16, 2010]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Attorneys seeking convicted former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's release from prison say his terminally ill wife has three to six months to live.

The motion filed Wednesday adds new medical information about Lura Lynn Ryan to the former governor's bail request.

George Ryan wants to be released on bond while a federal judge decides whether to toss parts of his 2006 conviction that are based on "honest services" laws that have since curtailed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The 76-year-old Ryan has served three years of a 6 1/2-year sentence for corruption convictions stemming from his time as secretary of state and governor from 1999 to 2003.

Lura Lynn Ryan has a terminal lung disease. The new motion says doctors now believe she has a "very aggressive cancer."

[Associated Press]

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