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May 1, 2009 2:27 pm US/Central

Blagojevich's Attorney: Let Us Use Campaign Fund

Lawyer Says More Funds Are Necessary For Effective Defense

CHICAGO (AP) ― Rod Blagojevich's lawyer has made a fresh plea for permission to tap the the deposed governor's campaign fund, saying an effective defense for Blagojevich requires more legal muscle than even a death penalty case.

Attorney Sheldon Sorosky told Judge James Zagel on Friday one or two lawyers cannot effectively represent Blagojevich in his corruption trial.

Sorosky said two lawyers may have been deemed enough to defend someone facing a possible death penalty. But he says such cases rarely involve the huge volume of documentary and wiretap evidence Blagojevich's legal team must cope with.

Zagel made no decision and told Sorosky and the government to come back May 11.

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