John Edwards Jury Reaches Verdict

ABC News ^ | May 31, 2012 | MAT MENDEZ

[sean327]

After a lengthy deliberation, a North Carolina jury has reached a verdict in the John Edwards mistress-and-money trial.

The verdict is expected to be read shortly.

The jury began deliberating on May 18 after a month of testimony, which at times sounded more like a steamy soap opera than a trial on the intricacies of campaign finance rules.

Charged with six counts of violating federal campaign laws, Edwards was accused by the government of soliciting nearly $1 million from wealthy backers to finance a cover up of his illicit affair and illegitimate child while running for president in 2008.

[sean327]

Edwards day of judgement is at hand.

[molson209]

John Edwards Jury Reaches Verdict

They all want to date him ?

[OCCASparky]

If it takes 9 days, it’s not looking good for the prosecution. I’m thinking he’s got a 50/50 chance at walking.

[mrsmith]

You can’t use campaign funds to cover up an affair?

What, they passed a ‘Bill Clinton Law’?

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

He should go to jail for committing adultery while his wife lay dying of cancer. Typical liberal.

[GeorgeWashingtonsGhost]

He’ll walk.

[Diogenesis]

Not all. Just the one with whom he flirted.

John Edwards Has Been Flirting With A Female Juror At His Trial

[Cowgirl of Justice]

I hope this doesn’t turn out like the OJ trial, rather, more like the Scott Peterson trial.

[driftdiver]

Although he’s guilty I don’t think he’ll do any time.

This is a political prosecution anyway, to make sure he didnt make any more tries for the white house.

[Col Frank Slade]

I think he may walk on this.

Hope I’m wrong ..

[SoFloFreeper]

I bet he walks. I hope I am wrong.

[Revolting cat!]

Wow, good verdict, doncha think?

[RexBeach]

Is that juror guilty?

[The KG9 Kid]

GUILTY...








... of having SASSY golden hair!

[SeaHawkFan]

Were the checks written to a campaign account or ever deposited to a campaign account? I’d not, where is the crime?

[shelterguy]

Yup, I think this was husseins way of saying don’t bug me again.

[AU72]

I thought they would have got out of Dodge last Friday to catch the long weekend.

[SamAdams76]

I don’t take this as a good sign. The jury was supposedly deadlocked. Usually a deadlocked jury breaks in favor of the defendant. Hope I’m wrong.

[Haiku Guy]

We the jury find in the above entitled action in the matter of Count #1 that the Defendant, John Edwards IS too sexy for his shirt!

[WKUHilltopper]

They going after the concubine for taking the money?

[kevcol]

I read an opinion that the lengthy deliberations in this case pointed to the jury wanting to find him guilty of at least something.

[Cyman]

Methinks that Sperminator will not be vasectomized.

[Clara Lou]

I hope Edwards gets exactly what he deserves.

What a disgusting specimen.

[fatima]

I say guilty.

[kevcol]

[Vinnie]

Verdict on one count only.

Judge sent them back to work.

[MissMagnolia]

FOX says ‘hung jury’ on everything except count 3

[Pinkbell]

Hung jury on most counts, only a verdict on count 3, and judge is sending them back per HLN.

[Haiku Guy]

The Defendant is Silky as Charged...

(Stolen from AP at Hotair)

[Las Vegas Ron]

Rush just said there is a unanimous verdict on one count (don’t know which way) and all other counts are deadlocked.

[Haiku Guy]

What was Count 3?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Rush just said Edwards guilty on one charge, hung jury on the other charges.

Rush didn’t know which charge Edwards was convicted on, but every juror voted to convict on that specific charge.

[kevcol]

Count 3: Illegal campaign contributions (maximum 5-year sentence)

[spacejunkie2001]

Rush just said the judge sent them back to deliberate more on the other 5.

[Old Sarge]

Probably used The Chewbacca Defense:

[MissMagnolia]

Something about illegal campaign contributions from Bunny Mellon .....

[kevcol]

Count 3: Illegal campaign contributions FROM MELLON in 2008 (maximum 5-year sentence)

Mellon in 2007 and Bron in 2007 & 2008 are different counts

[fatima]

Wonder what will happen.Watching Fox.

[rawhide]

John Edwards Verdict Reached: On Count 3 Only—Illegal Campaign Contributions. It’s a unanimous decision, but the court has not revealed yet which way the jury went.

[Uncle Chip]

9 days — they must have liked the food .

[fatima]

Ohhh,wish I could turn on Rush.

[hummingbird]

Guilty of a bad hair day.

[DesertRhino]

I hope he walks. I know everyone gets a case of the fainting vapors about the wronged St Elizabeth. But she was nothing but an evil lawyer, an ice cold wife, and screwed with neigbors who were too downscale for her. She was 100% pro abort. Pro gay marriage,,etc. And she was staying very busy lying to us to help that low life become president.

And this is a political prosecution,,period.
Clinton and Gore took money from Red China. Illegal as hell.
Obama took huge amounts of money from the Palestinian phone banks, and from bundlers all over the middle east. Now wikileaks confirms he got money from Russia too. All illegal as hell.
Foreign money is illegal for US campaigns.
All of the campaigns are rife with subversive, treasonous crime, almost always committed openly, brazenly,,, and im supposed to care that a failed candidate found someone to financially take care of his pregnant girlfriend? This whole case is a joke. LOL

[Diogenesis]

Does he get to keep his award?

[P.O.E.]

Wonder if his prison mates will have seen the “I Feel Pretty” video.

[COBOL2Java]

Guilty of a bad hair day.

Never!

[kevcol]

could be...

[Bubba_Leroy]

The jury is hung on 5 out of 6 counts. The judge sent the jury back to work. They won't announce the verdict on the 1 count until they have decided on all of them.

No way to tell at this point if it is 11 to 1 to convict, 11 to 1 to acquit, or anything in between.

[Red Badger]

Count Count: Today's number is 3!...............

[Night Hides Not]

He should go to jail for committing adultery while his wife lay dying of cancer.

Didn't Newt do essentially the same thing, although his wife had a benign tumor?