Citizens at work
August 27, 2010, 11:44 am
Posted by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels
Here’s an interesting account of jury duty from the Chicago Tribune.
“Blagojevich holdout explains vote”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-blagojevich-jury-20100827,0,7458628,full.story
FWIW – a number of legal media commentators had also mentioned, during the trial, that the prosecution’s case was not airtight.
It seems that this woman genuinely followed her conscience. Speaking as someone who has been on a jury, I understand that the pressures on here must have been intense. It couldn’t have been pleasant for her to withstand the pressure and even abuse of the others.