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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Courts - Blagojevich on trial: " The jury, in its 10th day of deliberations, has sent no notes and asked no questions in more than a week"

It just occurred to me that the Blagojevich jury is still out! I checked the Chicago Tribune and it looked like there was nothing on the front page anymore about the trial. But then I found the special "Blagojevich on Trial" page.

Here is how the August 10th coverage begins:

Lawyers in the trial of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich were called into court this morning for a routine status check at which U.S. District Judge James Zagel informed them that he really had nothing new to report.

The jury, in its 10th day of deliberations, has sent no notes and asked no questions in more than a week. Zagel said the six men and six women on the jury also have not asked him for anything in recent days.

"We are all in the exact same position," Zagel said. "We are waiting."

Also interesting is this story from August 7th by Stacy St. Clair and Jeff Coen, headed "Verdict could cast light or shadow on Patrick Fitzgerald: One way or another, the man who brought the case against Blagojevich might be affected," which includes speculation about Fitzgerald heading the FBI in the future.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 10, 2010 01:46 PM
Posted to Courts in general