▁after ▁sent encing . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁D wor ak ▁b ri ber y ▁case ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁political ▁cases ▁Judge ▁Mur phy ▁pres ided ▁over ▁was ▁a ▁case ▁acc using ▁Mayor ▁James ▁D wor ak ▁of ▁solic iting ▁b rib es . ▁D wor ak ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁mayor ▁in ▁a ▁tight ▁race ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁His ▁ten ure ▁was ▁rock y , ▁and ▁during ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁campaign ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁t aped ▁asking ▁for ▁a ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁campaign ▁contribution ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁not ▁v eto ing ▁a ▁re zon ing ▁application ▁of ▁Chicago ▁developer ▁John ▁B . ▁Cole man . ▁D wor ak ▁lost ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁while ▁under ▁ind ict ment . ▁The ▁following ▁spring ▁he ▁was ▁acqu itted ▁by ▁the ▁j ury , ▁his ▁main ▁defense ▁being ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁string ing ▁Cole man ▁along ▁and . ▁ ▁Mur phy ▁pres ided ▁over ▁the ▁cases ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁other ▁men ▁ind icted ▁under ▁similar ▁accus ations . ▁Mur phy ▁initially ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁Pl anning ▁Board ▁member ▁Car ville ▁R . ▁" Bar ney " ▁But t ner , ▁while ▁the ▁others ▁were ▁tried ▁together ▁and ▁all ▁found ▁guilty . ▁and ▁appe aled . ▁ ▁The ▁Neb r aska ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁over turn ed ▁Mur phy ' s ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁against ▁But t ner , ▁who ▁then ▁ple aded ▁no