What the...?

[wetcanvas]

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070306/D8NMNRFO0.html

They don't even know what Fitz wanted?

"In their questions, which were released Tuesday morning, jurors seemed confused about what Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was alleging."

My lawyer cronies said they thought Libby would walk, I'm sure they never expected the jury not to know the case at hand. After the entire trail and 9 days of deliberation!?

Forget Libby, he's walking.

[Sparkly]

1. Why jump to conclusions?

Were prosecutors saying Libby knew that Plame worked for the CIA by the time of his FBI interview, jurors asked, or does the government believe Libby's account of the Cooper conversation was untrue?

There was no way to tell from the court discussion or the notes how far along the jury has come in weighing its verdicts on the five felony counts against the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney.

Walton said he would address the questions Tuesday.

This jury has asked four questions about the Cooper conversation. The questions offered a glimpse into the jury's deliberations but it's unclear whether they originated with only one juror or the group.

I don't see any reason to jump to "Forget Libby, he's walking."

[Dr.Phool]

2. The old adage seems appropriate.

You're basing your future on 12 people, too dumb to get out of jury duty.

[PATRICK]

3. That impression

is the first sentence AP spin echoing defense hopes. Naturally with such a big trial and big sentence the tangled web crime has this characteristic versus a murder trial, I would think. Ordinary citizens are not
expert lawyers and the second web beyond Libby is the case argumentation itself. It is defintely no hanging jury or it would have been over with soon. A hung jury depends on one or more people digging into their doubts with a special obstinacy that gets fueled by facts and counter arguments than convicned to change its mind. It is likely doubtful any such juror squeaked through either.

I would still bet the odds on a conviction, but anyone is entitled to guess.