Lunch at the Libby Trial, No News
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 02/28/2007 - 15:39After this morning’s big non-event, there wasn’t much Libby related stuff to talk about during lunch. The discussion at the table I was eating at veered from talking about judges and their clerks to some journalists talking about the old days of the AP versus UPI and what it was like trying to submit stories from Saigon over painfully slow wires.
More waiting
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 02/28/2007 - 11:16After much waiting, the sealed matter before Judge Walton appears to have been handled and monitor comes on. The audio is delayed.
Judge Walton says, I have received the parties proposal about what I should say. I have some questions in my mind about what the jurors are asking. Walton is sending the note back, saying he is not exactly certain what they are asking.
Speculation about the note
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 02/28/2007 - 10:10The media crew is rolling in. There is plenty of speculation about the note that will be discussed at 9:30. What do we do with the extra Valentine’s Day T-Shirt? Can we get more Post-Its? What should we do if we can’t reach agreement on one of the counts? Do you really not want us to wear jeans? We want the art critic back. One person who was hear late last night says the note a not deadlock note; it is not an important note, he loudly claims.
A note
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 02/27/2007 - 21:54At about 5:30 this evening, about the same time as I was leaving the court house, an email came out saying that the court received a note with a question from the jury at the end of the day. Due to scheduling issues, the note should be addressed in court around 9:30. We'll find out what the note says then.
Another day of waiting ends
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Tue, 02/27/2007 - 18:16Well, another day of waiting has ended with no verdict. It was a pretty slow day today. There was the music earlier on. In the afternoon, one of the journalists put her head down to rest. Everyone talked about different things to do…. Quietly leave the room and let her think the verdict came while she was sleeping. Tie her shoes together. Put her hand in warm water. She woke up in the middle of the discussion.
