Very little surrounding the trial of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky has been normal. Jury deliberation is gone 24-hours now and according to reports, will continue into the weekend.From the depth and length of charges to the testimony, the trial has been somewhat fascinating to monitor.
Which makes comments spoken today by Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola all the more bizarre.
Amendola, slightly violating Judge John Cleland's gag order told several assembled reporters this afternoon that if his client is acquitted of all 48 remaining charges, "I'd probably die of a heart attack".
He also added "Do you know the odds are of walking on 52 charges? The likelihood is strong that he'll (Sandusky) be convicted of something".
And he went further, telling reporters his client "Is an overgrown child. Kids tend to be naïve & not really appreciate the seriousness of what they are facing."
We might add that he was immediately called into Judge Cleland's office after this, we're guessing the conversation was not positive.
The general consensus right now is the jury is being very deliberate and careful about what they decide. That is why it is taking some time.
And while we, like most believe this case is a slam dunk, we find it utterly amazing that a defense attorney would say what Amendola did.
But then again, considering everything else that's been brought out in this case, it probably shouldn't come as so much of a surprise.
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