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John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« on: May 31, 2012, 01:53:00 PM »
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After nearly two weeks of deliberations, the jury in the John Edwards corruption trial has reached a verdict. The court clerk at the federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., said it will be read at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET.

Edwards is charged with six criminal counts—conspiracy, four counts of receiving illegal campaign contributions and one count of making false statements—for allegedly soliciting and secretly spending over $925,000 to cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter, a campaign videographer, during the 2008 presidential election. If he had been convicted on all six counts, Edwards faced up to 30 years in prison and $1.5 million in fines.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/john-edwards-verdict-not-guilty-guilty-jury-183230275.html

Pretty sure it's after 2:30 ET, but still no word other than there is a verdict.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 01:54:16 PM »
I'd love to see that guy wearing stripes.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 01:55:58 PM »
Quote from: Mike220 on May 31, 2012, 01:53:00 PM
Pretty sure it's after 2:30 ET, but still no word other than there is a verdict.
Half an hour to go.

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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 01:57:34 PM »
They've reached a verdict on one count only (of six criminal counts), so the judge tells the jury to continue deliberations.

Just a guess, but I'd bet that they got him on making a false statement. That's pretty much a given, I'd think.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 01:59:46 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on May 31, 2012, 01:55:58 PM
Half an hour to go.

:popcorn:

It's 2 here in Tejas, so wouldn't that make it 3 on the Least Coast?

Guess they want to build the suspense.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 02:03:54 PM »
Quote from: Mike220 on May 31, 2012, 01:59:46 PM
It's 2 here in Tejas, so wouldn't that make it 3 on the Least Coast?

Guess they want to build the suspense.

Yup, just after 3pm here in the Least . . .  :-)
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2012, 02:04:01 PM »
CNN is live blogging it. They've only got a verdict on one count. Defense wants a mistrial, prosecution wants them to keep deliberating.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/31/verdict-reached-in-john-edwards-trial/

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[Updated at 2:55 p.m. ET] The prosecution has asked for the jury to go back in the jury room to deliberate. The defense has asked for a mistrial on the remaining counts.

The judge is taking a five minute recess on the matter. The judge has the option to issue an "Allen charge," which is essentially a request from the court for the jury to go back into deliberations and try again to reach a unanimous verdict on the additional five counts.

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[Posted at 2:53 p.m. ET] The jury in the John Edwards trial has only reached a unanimous decision on one charge against John Edwards.

The group of jurors said that as of this moment they could only agree on the charge of illegal campaign contributions from Rachel "Bunny" Mellon. We do not know which way the jury decided on that count.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2012, 02:11:06 PM »
False alarm.

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[Updated at 3:08 p.m. ET] The judge in former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' federal corruption trial has ordered jurors to continue deliberations after they announced they had reached a verdict on only one of six counts.

The judge has issued  an "Allen charge," which is essentially a request from the court for the jury to go back into deliberations and try again to reach a unanimous verdict on all counts.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2012, 02:34:50 PM »
Edwards should have been locked up years ago.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 02:36:17 PM »
Quote from: EdwardSpacer on May 31, 2012, 02:34:50 PM
Edwards should have been locked up years ago.
Before any of his "channeling" attempts.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2012, 02:38:46 PM »
Quote from: obumazombie on May 31, 2012, 02:36:17 PM
Before any of his "channeling" attempts.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2012, 02:45:59 PM »
Some democrat juror is channeling what the dear departed is telling them to do. The others ain't buy that shiite.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2012, 03:32:54 PM »
Not guilty on one count. Mistrial on the others.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/john-edwards-verdict-deadlocked-jury-back-deliberate/story?id=16378643#.T8fV87BW2So

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A North Carolina jury found John Edwards not guilty on one of six counts in a campaign-finance trial, and declared itself hopelessly deadlocked on the remaining charges, leading the judge to declare a mistrial on those counts.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2012, 03:39:21 PM »
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2012, 03:40:23 PM »
I was hoping that he would be found guilty on all counts, but the more I read and heard about the charges and the evidence, I didn't think it would happen.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2012, 03:49:55 PM »
Since it was a mistrial on the other 5 counts, that means the prosecution can go after him again on those counts right?

I bet they don't though.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2012, 03:58:32 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on May 31, 2012, 03:49:55 PM
Since it was a mistrial on the other 5 counts, that means the prosecution can go after him again on those counts right?

I bet they don't though.

I would.

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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2012, 04:04:30 PM »
Why do I have an image of Blago in my head?
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2012, 04:20:16 PM »
Quote from: rich_t on May 31, 2012, 03:49:55 PM
Since it was a mistrial on the other 5 counts, that means the prosecution can go after him again on those counts right?

I bet they don't though.

I think they could, but I'd put money they don't. Looks like Silky Pony dodged it this time. At least this means the DUmmies have a Presidential candidate in 2016.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2012, 04:20:45 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Ricky on May 31, 2012, 04:04:30 PM
Why do I have an image of Blago in my head?

It's the hair. It does it every time.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2012, 04:22:44 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on May 31, 2012, 04:20:45 PM
It's the hair. It does it every time.

It has to be something. I am just wondering if we will see Edwards on Dancing with the stars?
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2012, 04:25:55 PM »
Quote from: Kyle Ricky on May 31, 2012, 04:22:44 PM
It has to be something. I am just wondering if we will see Edwards on Dancing with the stars?

We may not see him in jail, but we damned sure ain't gonna see him on the national political stage. The ****stick is DONE.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #22 on: May 31, 2012, 04:31:37 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on May 31, 2012, 04:25:55 PM
We may not see him in jail, but we damned sure ain't gonna see him on the national political stage. The ****stick is DONE.

Yeah, that is a given. He is just another liberal who got caught, and then set free because he wasn't a Republican. I can guarantee that if he was a Republican, the jury would have deliberated for five minutes and came back with a guilty verdict on all counts. Hell, they probably wouldn't have left the court room. The lead juror would have just stood up and announced that they reached a verdict.
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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #23 on: May 31, 2012, 05:31:31 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on May 31, 2012, 04:25:55 PM
We may not see him in jail, but we damned sure ain't gonna see him on the national political stage. The ****stick is DONE.

Perhaps not a National political stage but I got this horrid thought, he reminds me of the Preachers that have gone astray and spoke much like he is almost word for word.  Will he become the next big expert on sin to get a Megga ministery on TV ???

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Re: John Edwards jury reaches a verdict in federal corruption trial
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2012, 09:26:03 PM »
Marion Berry. Ray "SchoolBus" Nagin. Ted Kennedy.
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