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Lawyers, including a couple of former prosecutors, say the first two notes from the Rod Blagojevich jury could be sign that deliberations may take a while.
Yesterday, the jury asked for a transcript of the prosecution's detailed, step-by-step closing argument. Today, they asked for transcripts of the testimony of all 27 witnesses presented by the prosecution (Blago's defense did not present any witnesses).
Judge Zagel denied both requests. But on the first note, he speculated that the jury was having trouble walking through the 24 sometimes overlapping charges against Blagojevich. If the jury asked again, he said he might give the jury transcripts of all the closing arguments.
On the witness transcripts, he told the jury he'd consider giving them transcripts of individual witnesses on a case-by-case basis.
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No one cares about Blago
Joe in Albany
No one cares about Blago
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Wrong Again; JOE
The Fox Nation does. Don't forget the seniors who stood outside the Dirksen Federal Building flashing their bus cards!!
Man, that Blago thing really saved the prosecution in that the defense would have have blown a hole in the prosecution. There was no quid pro quo, Tony Rezko, Rahm Emmauel, Valerie Jarrett, union official or Obama connection.
I think Blago's gonna walk, Sean Hannity's head is gonna explode, and Glenn Beck is gonna connect imaginary dots on his blackboard jungle.
You may need to put a little vodka in that weak tea.
Long jury deliberations usually signal a guilty verdict; short deliberations almost always signal not guilty. Witness OJ Simpson. Months in trial, and less than 4 hours of jury deliberations.
yea, Blago really lit this board up.