Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Jurors in the trial of James “Whitey” Bulger entered the fourth day of deliberations today after a judge urged them Thursday to try to reach a verdict on each of the racketeering counts, the Boston Globe reports. “You have a duty to attempt to reach agreement on each of the racketeering…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Can you say Day 11? Well, Wednesday marks the 11th day jurors will deliberate in the federal public corruption case against the over-chatty ex-Ill. Gov. Rod Blagojevich in downtown Chicago. The Associated Press reports that U.S. District Judge James Zagel told attorneys on Tuesday that he’s heard nothing from the jurors…
UPDATE: Tues, 10:55 p.m. — Jurors begin the 10th day of deliberations. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Let the nail biting continue. Jurors in the public corruption trial of ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich begin deliberating Monday for the ninth day in U.S. District Court in downtown Chicago. Good chance a verdict will come by week’s end —…
UPDATE: Wed. 10:46 p.m. — Jurors failed to reach a verdict Wednesday. Thursday will mark the 7th day of deliberations. By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com No surprise that federal jurors in the Rod Blagojevich corruption trial haven’t reached a verdict yet after five days considering they have 24 counts to sift through. Wednesday will mark the…
