A report from CBC News outlines what one juror said about the deliberations, and why they were contentious: she herself stuck to the belief that Conrad Black was largely not guilty. According to the juror, postal worker Jean Kelly, nine out of the twelve jurors wanted to convict Conrad on all thirteen charges, and she held them back because she couldn't find criminal intent. "As days wore on, Kelly said the jurors, who deliberated for 16 days, were furious at her and two other jurors for holding out reaching a unanimous verdict...."
She also said that the evidence she was looking for to sway the rest of the jury was contained in the footnotes of a document. "The evidence was never presented by Black's own lawyers, she said.
"After Kelly made her case, the jurors changed their position from an original vote to convict on all charges to guilty on four charges."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
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