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Mistried as to that count and will discharge you with my sincere appreciation for your services. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. you may now retire for further deliberations and well provide you with a copy of this instruction. >> okay. you were just listening to judge russell heely down in florida. hes saying the jury has reached a verdict on four of the counts. but on count number one, they cannot reach a verdict at this point. he is giving instructions for what is called the alan charge to t...

They sent the judge a note about an hour ago saying we cant cothis. we need to see you. the judge told them to come into the courtroom, gave them instructions and heres that judge just moments ago. >> for the record, indicating that you had reached a verdict on four of the five counts and are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on count one or any of the lesser included offenses related to it. that, then, under that kind of a situation and in that circumstance, i am required to read to you an ad...

Bring them in and tell them to bring the most recent instruction in with them, and it says "4.1 jury deadlock." all right. the judge has asked for the jury to be brought in, and as we wait for them, i want the go to hln host jane velez-mitchell and nancy grace. nancy, a former prosecutor e here, and what do you make of the question that the jury just asked of the judge? >> well, obviously, if they are mistrying or hanging on one charge, and they have a reached a verdict on the other four charg...

Angles here on cnn, and as i have said before, this is adult con verysati -- conversation, ae ready for this. we have defense criminal attorney paul callan and ben ferguson and marc lamont hill and holly hughes, and on the phone we have ashleigh banfield and jane velez-mitchell and nancy grace and -- when i say all angles, i mean it. and joining us as well is ben crumbp the attorney for the family of trayvon martin and we will get all of the viewpoints as we await the reaction of the jury gettin...

Panel on this. robert shock is defense attorney and former prosecution. alex little, defense attorney former prosecutor. alex, let me start with you. this is really a self-defense case. florida has stand your ground. no matter how you look at it, the facts have to prove that the defendant had an imminent and reasonable belief that his life was in danger. have they met the standard in florida in this case from what you heard? >> i dont think so. i dont think watching the trial they would have got...

>> okay. we have reviewed the weaknesses of our position and have more to talk about. if we are up able to agree and reach a verdict, is the entire case mistried or is the single count mistried? i think that they didnt mean it exactly the way they said it, because it says if we are unable to agree and reach a verdict, which doesnt really make sense, but i think that i know what they mean, if they are unable to agree, is the entire case mistried or just that count, and i think that the instructio...

In. do those questions reveal to you and the answers as well as real clarity? or does this only bring more confusion potentially for this jury? j . >> reporter: you know, i think its clear theyre struggling with the self-defense. if you look at the law it is true that self-defense doesnt apply a blanket defense per victim. i think with that clarity they go back in the courtroom and will be able to discern the difference between the counts which relate to the murder of jordan davis and then the a...

Whether its not guilty all the way across the board or whether its guilty across the board. and so what they have been doing is reviewing the evidence. this is a careful jury. you see it in the questions they are asking. they were so on top of it. one of them was missing one page of jury instructions, but noticed it. you know what that tells me, they read those 40 some pages to notice they were mising that one instruction. it doesnt surprise me. . its disheartening they cant agree. i want to poi...

Are unable to agree on a verdict as to that count, only that count is mistried and the other verdicts will stand. >> and did you say after? the written instructions -- >> yes. >> and that is in with the instructions that you gave and the actual written instructions of the case -- >> well, yeah, i think that when i read it, you are right. i didnt say case, i said count, but that is the instruck sthack instruction does say case instead of count. so that shows you how carefully these folks are look...

A chance to talk. after you have done that, if you simply cannot reach a verdict, then return to the courtroom and i will declare this case mistried as to that count and will discharge you with my sincere appreciation for your services. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. you may now retire for further deliberations and we will provide you with a copy of this instruction. >> that was the judge down in duval county in jacksonville, florida. ashleigh banfield is now the host here on cnn and also wor ...