Blagojevich Guilty on Only One Count: Lying

take their case to a second group of jurors."
How It Happened Times Dawn Reiss points to "two key moments in the trial" that may have led to the hung jury:
The first was older brother Roberts feisty performance on the stand under fierce prosecutorial questioning, refusing to admit he did anything wrong, basically running interference for his brother. The second was Adams argument that, in essence, his client was a loudmouth but incapable of actually committing the crimes he contemplated out loud. Indeed, outside observers said much the same: a lot of talk but no proof of successful extortion.
Our Laws, as They Stand Scott Turow suggests in The New York Times that the "jurys indecision might have been a reaction at some level to the hypocritical mess our campaign financing system has become."