The Globe has pigeonholed an ex-juror from the Black trial:
A former juror in the Conrad Black trial says she didn't see enough evidence to convict Lord Black during her time at the trial.Sandra Grubar spent just over three weeks on the jury before asking to be dismissed in April to care for her 89-year-old father.
"I just never thought he would be found guilty," Ms. Grubar said in an interview. The case "was pretty shaky."
Ms. Grubar, a manager at a Chicago packaging company, said she has been following the trial since she left the jury. She said some recent evidence has been compelling for the prosecution, but she still isn't convinced there will be a conviction.
At best, she said, the trial demonstrated that Lord Black and the others "were really sloppy" in their business deals.
If Ms. Grubar is a weathervane, it's looking good for Lord Black.
