George Ryan trial: More juror controversy
Crossposted on Marathon Pundit.
A couple of Tuesdays ago I took my daughter to the Chicago's Adler Planetarium, which spawned this post.
Another big story was right under my ears, as I drove home that afternoon while listening to Roe Conn's WLS-AM talk show. I just thought the caller was a braggart who wanted to get on the radio. That still might be the case, but Rebecca Pallmeyer, the judge in the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor George Ryan, is taking no chances.
A caller who identified himself as "Dennis the Dry Cleaner" called Roe, and he said that one of his regular customers talked to him about the progress of jury deliberations.
From CBS 2 Chicago:
"She had mentioned that they really haven't even started deliberations yet," the WLS-AM caller said.
When he called talk-radio host Roe Conn to discuss what an unnamed female juror had allegedly revealed, did a man identified only as Dennis the Dry Cleaner realize he might be talking about another case of potential juror misconduct in the trial of former Gov. George Ryan?
"She said, you know, that everyone on that jury with her had put so much time in it already, it would be a sheer waste to just see them walk away today and say it's a mistrial," Dennis said.
It's been two weeks, but my recollection from that call was that Dennis was told by that juror that up till that time, the panel was setting up rules among themselves for deliberations.
There is just one alternate juror left.
5 comments:
I think it was a radio stunt to get some PR for the Roe Conn show. This is the guy who betrayed his Radio Partner Gary Meier a year ago. I dont trust this guy and I think he would jeprodize the Ryan case if he can pimp the Ryan trial for some radio ratings.
Garry, thanks for stopping by. Clever cover misspelling your first name. That said, Roe Conn is a slimebag.
If this is true this individual has to be very dumb.
The judge needs to sequester this jury and get this trial over with.
Roe Conn is still on the air? I quit listening after whatever the heck happened and Garry Meier left.
We're headed for a mistrial, no doubt about that. That's too bad. I'd love to have seen old George do some jail time.
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