A judge was within his bounds to slap a former public official with a sentence that was double the amount of prison time sought by prosecutors, a federal appeals court held Tuesday.The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld in an unpublished opinion the five-year sentence imposed on former East St. Louis Township supervisor Oliver W. Hamilton for taking more than $40,000 from the township.Hamilton pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he used township funds for such personal expenses as airline tickets to Las …