Blagojevich guilty.
Jurors in the corruption trial against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich reached a verdict on Tuesday, the court’s clerk said, two weeks after they began deliberating.
It was not immediately known what the verdict said, and attorneys and defendants were gathering in the courtroom.
Blagojevich adjusted his tie and held his wife, Patti’s hand as he arrived at the courthouse. Stepping off the elevator, he asked spectators to “say a prayer for us.” His brother, Robert, arrived a few minutes later, as did U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald.
Earlier Tuesday, the jurors asked Judge James B. Zagel how they should mark the verdict form if they can’t reach a decision on a count. In the first part of the note, they also asked for a copy of the oath they took before deliberating.
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