Wednesday, February 14, 2007

A Hung Jury?   [John Podhoretz]

I speculated in a column this morning that the jury in the Libby case might well hang (an idea for which I must give some credit to Byron York). Now a juror in the case appears to have given a great big hint that might happen from the jury box. This according to an e-mail by the infamous David Shuster of NBC's "Hardball" to firedoglake.com. Shuster writes, in part:

A man on the jury, who is a retired school teacher originally from North Carolina, then read a statement to the court. The man said the jury wanted to "thank the clerks, marshals, and judge for all of the accomodations made" for the jury during this trial. The juror then said the entire jury understands their responsibilities in this case and that their "unanimity may now go no further." "But on behalf of the jury," said this man, "we want to wish everybody a Happy Valentine's day."

To say this moment was awkward would be an understatement. All of the attorneys, and the judge, appeared on the edge of their seats. At the conclusion of the juror's statement, the attorneys nervously and politely clapped…

02/14 05:55 PMShare