As jurors retired to deliberate Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, they entered a cocoon of privacy not all jurors in high-profile cases enjoy. No e-mail messages from “the King of Japan,” no fake letters from President Barack Obama postmarked in Iowa, no expletive-laden voicemail messages on their phones…
…His brother, Nashville, Tenn., businessman Robert Blagojevich, 54, has also pleaded not guilty to taking part in that alleged scheme.
After Zagel gave jurors instructions Wednesday morning about their deliberations, two wire carts full of exhibits entered into evidence during the nearly two-month trial were wheeled into the jury room. That includes transcripts of the FBI wiretap tapes at the heart of the prosecution’s case.
The jury’s first orders of business were to elect a foreman and organize their deliberations. They decided to deliberate 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, courtroom deputy Donald Walker said.
What they do next is up to them. They could start by simply gauging feelings around the room, or reviewing jury instructions, or perhaps setting aside the ousted governor’s case and starting with his co-defendant brother’s, who face fewer counts.
Media scrutiny in the Ryan case helped expose two jurors who had apparently lied on their jury questionnaires at the start of the trial, leading to their…
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