He is most notable for presiding in the murder trial of Chicago mobster Harry Aleman, the only person in U.S. History to be tried a second time for the same crime by the same government after being acquitted (Aleman bribed Judge Wilson, and thus it was decided he was never in jeopardy, and thus could be retried).
He is most renowned for presiding over the murder trial of Chicago mobster Harry Aleman, the only individual in U.S. history to be tried a second time for the same crime by the same government after being acquitted (Aleman bribed Judge Wilson, and thus it was determined he was never in jeopardy, and hence could be retried).