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Defending a defendant and you need to come up with somebody to say that theyre in -- how do you say that this guy is an okay guy? >> you got to say that this guy has suffered from something that none of us can relate to. >> coming to america and getting everything to let you have the american dream. >> the witness has to weigh, am i going to have a clear avenue this or not? think about that. and then the other point i wanted to make real quick the fact that this jury as jonah said too, found him...

Bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. on tuesday the jury debated for more than seven hours. no verdict was reached but jurors did send two questions back to the court. lets talk about that. lets bring in deborah feyerick and im joined by hln legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. welcome to both of you. welcome back joey. deborah, we know what those questions were. >> there were two notes. the jury is paying close attention to the language and precise language being used. they had a ques...

This is a life and death situation for this man. >> starting yesterday, the jury went into hours of today. what does that tell you? you heard ashleigh tell you she could have complete had the questionnaire in a matter of minutes minutes. aiding and abetting question may suggest was he aiding his brother or abetting the conspiracy? was he helping the older brother or involved in the conspiracy? the question says we see a difference. the judge says theres no difference under the law. the defense t...

Us attorney who was a member of the team for acquitted client casey anthony. these questions came out whether aiding and abetting are different things. the judge said this is a singular concept basically and the idea of conspiracy. having to do with one action in the course of the trial or a sequence of events in where did you think the jury was at? >> i thought the jury was paying attention to the trial and wanted to make sure he was guilty of every single count. this is a long guilty plea in t...

In the killing of sean collier and one used in watertown neighborhood where a police officer almost bled to death. those are questions that stuck with the jury. for the most part the writing was pretty straightforward. the jury had to vote close to 1200 times. think of the number of counts sub categories, number of jurors and somebody that did the math. i think 11088 votes had to be made. they had a big job ahead of them. were expecting to hear the results. the question they had, conspiracy, aid...

Other. its an unfortunate fact about the law, but theres all sorts of repetitive things that mean the same thing. the jury was saying i think, probably saying well it says aiding and abetting so whats the difference between the two? theres an and there. they must be different. of course, theyre not. thats basically what the judge told them. so i think theyre just trying to get their hands around the peculiarities of the wording of the law. >> giszi guess we now know the composition of the jury a...

There are 30 counts a separate page for each. many of the counts have subparts. it requires the jury to answer a total of 99 separate questions. ive asked a couple of law professors today what their interpretation is of these questions. they both say it just means the jurors are being very thorough. >> so it doesnt mean in any sense that they could be dismiss manager the central argument here that dzhokhar was involved with his brother. the defense was that his brother was influential, was the k...

Of militant group or the taliban. so that will take some time to investigate. but this is a clear sign that even as the war winds down and u.s. troops leave, thai still in harms way there on the ground in afghanistan, tamron. >> thank you for that. developing in boston day two of deliberations in the boston marathon bombing trial. a verdict could come at any time. this morning the judge answered two questions asked by the jury after their initial seven hours of deliberations yesterday. the fir...

Lets fly through the screens now because you will see aiding and abetting or conspiracy in every single one of these charges. nine to 12 now, aid abet, conspiracy, look at that, the common tleed through every single one of them. were halfway through now. there they are again. the reason i do this danny is because who cares in judy clark can convince the jurors that big brother tamerlan was really the ring leader with aidesing and abetting and conspiracy is a part of every charge? >> well the lia...

Searches were of his brothers computer. what are they attempting to do? the defense is attempting to spare his life. not finding him innocent but allowing the jury to evaluate this in the context of him being controlled. >> she wants three cracks at ul of that information. during the guilt phase, the wrap up and the death phase we call it. what i want to do right now, if youll just indulge me for a moment, is put up the charges. were talking about 30 charges. dont do it yet because i want to giv...