Tuesday, August 17, 2010
MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN, The Associated Press,
MICHAEL TARM and DON BABWIN, The Associated Press,
Idiot Juror Lets Blagojevich Off The Hook With A Single Guilty Count
CHICAGO — A federal jury found former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich guilty on Tuesday of one count of lying to federal agents, and the judge said he intends to declare a mistrial on the more serious remaining 23 counts. It was later revealed by the jury foreman that a single obnoxiously stupid woman on the jury forced a "hung" verdict on 23 of the 24 counts. Think she was paid off?
Prosecutors immediately vowed to retry the case against Blagojevich and his co-defendant brother, Robert Blagojevich of Nashville, Tenn., as soon as possible. The charges had included the accusation that they had tried to sell or trade President Barack Obama's old Senate seat and that the governor had tried to use the power of his office for personal gain.
The jury's conclusion ended an 11-week trial during which a foul-mouthed Blagojevich was heard on secretly made FBI wiretap tapes saying the power to name a senator was "(expletive) golden" and that he wasn't going to give up "for (expletive) nothing."
Yet another perfect example of why our jury system does not work.
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Posted by Editor on 08/17/10 at 05:31 PM •
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