Jurors in Blagojevich Retrial Ask for Clarified Instructions
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current) › August 09, 2011
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CHICAGO -- Jurors deliberating for a fifth day at the retrial of Rod Blagojevich asked for help Thursday in understanding how to assess several charges, most of which relate to allegations that the impeached Illinois governor sought to sell or trade President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.
The note, read in court by Judge James Zagel, asked for clarification about legal language in jury instructions that deal with 10 wire fraud charges. Eight of the 10 have to do with the Senate seat accusation -- the most notorious allegation against Blagojevich.See the full content of this document
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Jurors in Blagojevich Retrial Ask for Clarified Instructions
The sometimes legalistic instructions -- handed to jurors in binders as they began ...
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