A few hours after the Enron verdict, and details are starting to come out — some interesting, some not so much. And so many more to come, we're sure. But here are a few of the highlights so far:
• First, from the Chronicle, a handy verdict scorecard that shows you exactly what the jury's rulings were. (Jeff Skilling was found guilty of 19 of 28 charges; Ken Lay was found guilty of all six of his.)
• KHOU has video of Lay's reaction, Skilling's reaction, prosecutors' reaction and police escorting Skilling from the courthouse.
• The announcement that the verdict was in this morning took lawyers by surprise, according to the 11 News Blog. KHOU's Nancy Holland writes that she was the only television reporter in the courtroom when the announcement was made; she was sitting behind Jeff Skilling's lawyer Daniel Petrocelli, who "looked very serious" after hearing the news. "It took about two minutes for chaos to hit as word spread," Holland said. "People kept asking, 'Are we sure? Are we sure?'"
• Also from the 11 News Blog, this audio report from Doug Miller, who says downtown office workers began pouring out of nearby buildings when they heard the verdict was going to be read. "We don't see a lot of people disappointed with this verdict," Miller said.
• Blogger Pithy was one of the downtown workers who went to check things out. She reports a heckler who had a word of caution for Skilling: "Don't bend over to pick up the soap." Or you might get Enroned.
• From the Chron, the courthouse scene in photos, including a nice shot of Jeff Skilling looking like a chipmunk.
• The Wall Street Journal opines that Ken Lay's testimony did him in (Houstonist couldn't agree more), and Coyote Blog looks at the split ruling against Skilling.
• The Chronicle reports on average Joes' reaction to the verdict (hint: Joes like it!), and what readers chime in on the chron.com forums. And somewhere, Sherron Watkins is doing the "I told you so" dance.
• Looks like we'll have to wait until Sept. 11 to find out how long Lay and Skilling will spend in jail, but in the meantime, MSNBC has a look at the country's best places to be imprisoned.
• And, of course, the jurors are talking. KTRK has interviews with jurors, the Chron's Loren Steffy notes that the government's use of plea deals wasn't such a big thing for the jury and one juror said the group "felt the pain and loss of every employee."
• If you're still a little unclear on the details of the rise and fall of Enron, check out this timeline from TheStreet.com.
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