From previous thread:
It's really important for the appeal if there's a death sentence. The defense will have to say on appeal, "Jodi did not voluntarily give up her right to testify/allocute,
and IF SHE HAD DONE SO SHE WOULD HAVE SAID __________, which reasonably could have made a difference to the verdict because _________, so this Court should vacate the death sentence." If you just say the first part and the last part, you lose. If you say the middle part with nothing in the trial court record to support it, you lose. So you have to get the proposed testimony on the record, either by having the witness testify outside the presence of the jury "for the record," or having the attorney describe the proposed testimony outside the presence of the jury, or filing a written description of the proposed testimony.
It's possible, but I think JSS would find it too risky as Boytwnmom said to leave things sitting for a 3-day weekend.
Jurors could be struck by lightning or run over by llamas or something in that amount of time.