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 recognized for presiding over the murder trial of Chicago mobster Harry Aleman, a case that made him famous as the only judge in U.S. history to preside over a second trial for the same crime by the same government after an initial acquittal (Aleman bribed Judge Wilson, leading to his acquittal and subsequent retrial).