nah it's a TON of counts to consider and they need to go through each one... there are multiple counts per victim. also some of the evidence on a few of the counts was legitimately shaky (although most of the counts are rock solid imo).

there's nothing wrong with how long they are taking. i was going to be really surprised if they had a verdict by tonight.

Wow. I'm starting to thinking rapin' jurry belonged to some sick organization of backwoods weirdos from which he picked his legal representation.

This is 2012. How come the jury isn't given a pdf with everyone's testimony? The prosecution and defense both read through transcripts, I assume. Why is it unfair to let the jury do it if they so choose?

Rominger was well respected in the area before this trial. He has his own radio show. My mom listens to it sometimes. She keeps saying, "I'm so surprised and disappointed at Rominger and what he's said and done with this case."

Sometimes there's more to testimony than just the words that were said.

they get it if they ask. they aren't given everything right off the bat. too much stuff.

The most embarassing thing has to be knowing that everyone in the world knows your c0ck is small enough to fit inside a young boy's exhaust pipe.

Sandusky was pretty well-respected before all of this too though..members of an underground NAMBLA chapter?

Aside from any legal factors that might disallow it, it's because the type of court reporters used in trials like this work for the court and don't have the ability/skill level to turn shorthand into readable words in a matter of hours. To get someone who could have a finalized transcript within hours of the end of testimony they would need to hire a firm with top notch reporters, which for something like this could cost the lawyers an easy 5-10k/day. The state would never pay for that, and there's obviously no benefit to Amendolola paying it either.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=155585640

Why is testimony often read back to juries by a court reporter instead of the actual video of the testimony? Having to wait until next morning to hear somebody else re-enact the testimony sounds completely ridicilous to me. If I was on a jury and a judge told me I had to wait until tomorrow morning to hear some court reporter read something back to me, I'd tell him to stop wasting my time.

Didn't see this. Thanks.

The juries aren't always permitted to rehear testimony. It's important the judge go about it carefully. Someone above also laid out another good reason why re: court reporters (altho they do turn those transcripts around pretty quickly on the hill, but it still does take hours).

****ing up something during the deliberation process is a way to get a trial overturned on appeal. That's a judge's worst nightmare. He's going to treat the entire process like it's nitro glycerin.

btw AmendoLOLa also said he'd "have a heart attack" if Sandusky is acquitted of all charges, adding it's "one in a million."

If the jury weren't sequestered, that would absolutely disrupt everything.

I trust this judge, though. I think he's done a really good job so far. This case is moving at lightning speed (in a good way) thanks to his efforts and rulings.

Michael Sisak ‏@cvmikesisak
‪#Sandusky‬ walks into courtroom and... into a sideroom. ‪#sandusky‬

edit - the guy who just tweeted that just tweeted a frantic correction that he meant amendoLOLa

After a while all pedos look the same

i feel like a ****ing old lady following this **** so closely on twitter, but power is out in the city and im bored so allow me to continue:

Mark Dent ‏@mdent05
Jerry #Sandusky is leaving his house now http://pic.twitter.com/09xMq60s
Retweeted by Brittany Horn

Brittany Horn ‏@brittanyhorn
RT @OrenCBS3: AG Linda Kelly just entered the courtroom and sat. @CBSPhilly

Mark Dent ‏@mdent05
Jerry #Sandusky got into the chevy of a centre co officer. Being escorted by lead car of Tom smith, centre co pres of parole and probation
Retweeted by Brittany Horn

my dad just texted me to say the local news in lancaster is reporting they think (they are speculating based on activity by the courthouse) a verdict is coming tonight

Would he have to go back just to have them close deliberations for the night?

nvm twitterverse exploding. looks like verdict is incoming

How late could a verdict be read? Could it happen at like midnight? Is there a point where they have to wait until Monday?

verdict is in

Well the judge wanted to have a closed courtroom for the verdict right?

maybe the verdict is in but he wants to keep the press out of the scent and told everyone to say there isn't one so they can get Sandusky to the courthouse first


tinfoil hat I know

**** is about to get real!!!!!!!11

GF told me a story of a judge she clerked for making jurors deliberate until 1 in the morning because he was pissed off with the case and didn't want it in his courtroom another day.

foxnews has a live feed to the courtroom

link?