Inherit The Windbag: Long Deliberations Ahead?

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 30, 2010 8:40PM

As the jury in the Blago Trial continued another day of deliberations, it seems they may be at it for quite some time, based on their newest request: transcripts of all testimony in the trial. The short answer is "no," but Judge Zagel plans to ask the jury for a wish list of specific witnesses which he will consider though Team Blago isn't thrilled:

Zagel said today that he planned to respond to the new request by telling the jury he would consider requests for specific witnesses, which seemingly will invite the jury to list those whose testimony the panel wants the most.

Sheldon Sorosky, an attorney for Blagojevich, objected to that plan.

“The government will have the benefit of presenting its case a whole second time,” said Sorosky, who pointed out that the jury took copious notes.

Zagel has already turned down a request for transcripts of the prosecution's closing argument since it's not considered evidence. Time to adjust those Verdict Pool guesses accordingly. In the meantime, here's hoping Blago learns over the weekend that God is not on the jury.