Blagojevich arrives at court for hearing on possible jury note
By APWednesday, August 11, 2010
Blagojevich arrives at court for hearing
CHICAGO — Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has arrived at court for a hearing related to his corruption trial.
Court officials had told prosecutors and attorneys to gather Wednesday afternoon at the courthouse where jurors are deliberating. Defense attorneys had said they were told the judge will read a note with a question from jurors. A statement from the court clerk’s office said only that there’s a hearing.
Jurors are in their eleventh day of trying to reach a verdict. Since they began deliberations, they’ve sent two notes to the judge. The last was sent on their third day of deliberations.
Blagojevich has pleaded not guilty to 24 counts, including charges of trying to sell or trade an appointment to President Barack Obama’s vacated Senate seat.
