Blago Jury has 120 PAGES OF JURY INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Galileo Galilei]

Blago Jury has 120 PAGES OF JURY INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jurors who have spent the last 11 days deliberating in the corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich have been able to listen to more than 100 excerpts of wiretap tapes, look through any notes they took during testimony and refer to some 120 pages of jury instructions.

http://sweetness-light.com/archive/complexities-may-hang-blagojevich-jury

The federal jury system is a complete joke. 99% of federal trials are complete bullshit. Free Blago!

[Danke]

The federal jury system is a complete joke. 99% of federal trials are complete bullshit. Free Blago!

He needs OJ's attorneys.

[Galileo Galilei]

He needs OJ's attorneys.

He might, because OJ was innocent, too:

O.J. Simpson: Guilty, But Not of Murder?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/58743.html

[Danke]

He might, because OJ was innocent, too:

O.J. Simpson: Guilty, But Not of Murder?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/58743.html

You're much obliged. ;):D:p

[Galileo Galilei]

Leggo my Blaggo!

[Lucille]

120 pages?! They should nullify for that alone!

O.J. Simpson: Guilty, But Not of Murder?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewr...ves/58743.html

I saw when Rockwell put that up, and I believe it. "If it does not fit, you must acquit!"

My dear departed dad (an attorney) said that OJ was one of the few people who ever got a fair trial, because he had the money to afford one.

So after his shenanigans in LV, the judge thought she'd "make things right" and basically sentence him to life. OJ may be a Narcissistic POS, and guilty of many crimes, but he was railroaded. It's how the state gets such long prison sentences. They pile on the charges like they're going out of style.

[Galileo Galilei]

120 pages?! They should nullify for that alone!

Pathetic, isn't it. A legal scholar could spend a year analyzing the 120 pages of instructions. Frankly, anyone with jury instructions this long should be an automatic not guilty verdict.


O.J. Simpson: Guilty, But Not of Murder?
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewr...ves/58743.html

I saw when Rockwell put that up, and I believe it. "If it does not fit, you must acquit!"

My dear departed dad (an attorney) said that OJ was one of the few people who ever got a fair trial, because he had the money to afford one.

So after his shenanigans in LV, the judge thought she'd "make things right" and basically sentence him to life. OJ may be a Narcissistic POS, and guilty of many crimes, but he was railroaded. It's how the state gets such long prison sentences. They pile on the charges like they're going out of style.

I think OJ is going to win his appeal in Nevada. Get ready for ANOTHER O.J. trial!

[Lucille]

Pathetic, isn't it. A legal scholar could spend a year analyzing the 120 pages of instructions. Frankly, anyone with jury instructions this long should be an automatic not guilty verdict.

I think OJ is going to win his appeal in Nevada. Get ready for ANOTHER O.J. trial!

Agreed! There should be more jury nullification in any case! MUCH more!

And he just might!

Nevada Supreme Court hears O.J. Simpson appeal (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/12/nation/la-na-oj-simpson-20100612)


"Because of that, there should have been a heightened sense of responsibility to make sure that you get 12 people who are going to judge what happened here in Nevada strictly by what happened here in Nevada," Galanter told the three-justice panel. From jury selection to jury instructions, he argued, that didn't happen.

"This was not a search for truth, but became a search for redemption," Galanter said.
[...]
n Friday, Clark County Dist. Atty. David Roger tried to bat down a number of Galanter's arguments, saying Glass had been tough on both sides during the trial, not just the defense, and that the jury instructions she approved were fair. Galanter said the instructions should have included the option of convicting Simpson on a lesser kidnapping charge and should have allowed the jury to consider one of his team's chief arguments: that Simpson was merely trying to retrieve items stolen from him.

"That's not consistent with Nevada law," Roger said.

"It is in California," said Justice Nancy M. Saitta.

"Well, that's why we're here in Nevada, not California," Roger said.

The justices questioned both sides extensively on the selection of the jury, which had no African American members. Simpson's team zeroed in on two potential black jurors, Nos. 177 and 209, whom prosecutors successfully kept off the panel.

[Galileo Galilei]

Free Rod Blogojevich
http://www.freerodblagojevich.org/

[cindy25]

the problem lies in how juries are selected, with bias to government employees, union members and others who get paid anyway.
juries should be paid decently, $100-$150 per day; and government agencies not allowed to pay employees to serve on juries.

[Galileo Galilei]

Agreed! There should be more jury nullification in any case! MUCH more!

And he just might!

Nevada Supreme Court hears O.J. Simpson appeal (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/12/nation/la-na-oj-simpson-20100612)

The jury was straight-up rigged in OJ's Nevada trial. You can't kick all the blacks off a jury these days when you have a black defendant.

Even worse, in my opinion, the judge seated jurors who thought OJ was a murderer from a previous case, when in fact, OJ was innocent of those charges.

[specsaregood]

the problem lies in how juries are selected, with bias to government employees, union members and others who get paid anyway.
juries should be paid decently, $100-$150 per day; and government agencies not allowed to pay employees to serve on juries.

What do you think about the idea of professional jurors? I kind of like the idea.

Blago pussed out and lost me when he decided not to take the stand. An innocent man would have gotten up there and defended himself under oath.

[Legend1104]

I have noy really been following. Isn't he accused of trying to sell Obama senate seat? Why do y'all think he is innocent?

[HOLLYWOOD]

Blago Jury has 120 PAGES OF JURY INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!



http://sweetness-light.com/archive/complexities-may-hang-blagojevich-jury (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/complexities-may-hang-blagojevich-jury)

The federal jury system is a complete joke. 99% of federal trials are complete bullshit. Free Blago!

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[Dianne]

Sounds as though Obama and Holder working on this case. Blago said he had lots of trash on those dudes, apparently the fix is in and he will get off.

[Galileo Galilei]

What do you think about the idea of professional jurors? I kind of like the idea.

Blago pussed out and lost me when he decided not to take the stand. An innocent man would have gotten up there and defended himself under oath.

When the government has a really weak case, it is often a good idea not to take the stand. That's what Robert Altman did.

[Galileo Galilei]

I have noy really been following. Isn't he accused of trying to sell Obama senate seat? Why do y'all think he is innocent?

He never tried to sell the Senate seat. I've seen no evidence that he did this, only claims by the prosecutors.

[Galileo Galilei]

Related Articles on that page says it all...



Obama Called SEIU Boss About Sen Seat (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/obama-called-seiu-boss-about-sen-seat)
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Oh, No: Blago’s Trial ‘May Touch’ Obama (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/oh-no-blagos-trial-may-touch-obama)
‘Talks’ Between Obama, Blago Revealed (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/talks-between-obama-blago-revealed)
Blago: I'm Blacker Than Barack Obama (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/blago-im-blacker-than-barack-obama)
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Burris' Deadbeat Son Got Job From Blago (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/burris-deadbeat-son-got-job-from-blago)
Burris Now Recalls: Blago Wanted Cash (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/burris-now-recalls-blago-wanted-cash)
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Fitzgerald Prohibits IL House Blago Probe (http://sweetness-light.com/archive/fitzgerald-limits-blago-impeachment-probe)


Great find!

[specsaregood]

When the government has a really weak case, it is often a good idea not to take the stand.

Sure if you are guilty or unable of convincing the jury of your innocence. And let's not forget the guy has spent the last year proclaming his innocence and propagandizing every chance he could.......at least while he wasn't under oath that is......

[Galileo Galilei]

Sure if you are guilty or unable of convincing the jury of your innocence. And let's not forget the guy has spent the last year proclaming his innocence and propagandizing every chance he could.......at least while he wasn't under oath that is......

The government has to prove you are guilty.

Here is some semi-interesting analysis of what might be going on:

The nauseating prospect of Blagojepalooza
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2010/08/blago-1.html

[specsaregood]

The government has to prove you are guilty.


They sure do, I didn't say they didn't.
Blago is no doubt as corrupt as the next cheating politician.

[Galileo Galilei]

They sure do, I didn't say they didn't.
Blago is no doubt as corrupt as the next cheating politician.

If you think Blago is average, then you should agree that the Feds should STAY OUT.