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questions. we wanted to be able to separate fact from fiction. >> i think it would have been useful to be able to ask questions. >> reporter: ricardo enriquez has served as a juror in arizona five times, including the first murder trial of music producer phil spector that ended in a hung jury. >> at this time, i will find that the jury is unable to arrive at a verdict and declare a mistrial. >> reporter: enriquez thinks asking questions could have helped. >> the defense experts were asking us to sort of suspend common sense and physics, and it would have been helpful for at least to come back and question some of the details that they were trying explain to us. >> reporter: besides arizona, colorado and indiana are the only other states where jurors have the right to ask questions. most states leave it up to judges. five states, minnesota, georgia, mississippi, nebraska and texas, actually have laws prohibiting jurors from asking questions. this jury consultant travels between her home outside phoenix and courtrooms across the country.