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Because we don't know what they are thinking, it's sounds like he's not guilty of the attempted murder count, but they can't decide what he is guilty of for the lesser of the other counts. so it looks like we may have a hung jury on count 1, the murder charge regarding jordan davis, and they decided nonguilt as to the other counts but may believe at least some of the jurors are saying he's guilty of lesser included on the other counts, but they can't decide. >> okay. here they have to come to a decision on everything, otherwise it's going to be a hung jury. explain to us about this alan charge...

So the fact that they are 20 hours in, it's even longer than the george zimmerman case deliberations, which was only about 16 hours. it's much longer than the o.j. simpson verdict, which came in under four hours. and so i think that this jury is really struggling. they are probably hung on one or many counts and that tells me they will come back in, explain to the judge that they are hung and what the judge does in a case like this provides an alan charge. it's like a pep talk and tells me i know you have been working hard but please try to exchange ideas, do the best you can to reach a consen...

These teens, four of them. he is accused of killing one and then also the attempted murder of the other three, even though they were not injured. we just got information from the judge. you see it on the bottom of your screen. the jury said we have reached a verdict on 4 counts. but we are unable to reach a verdict on count 1. count 1 is the big charge. that's the murder charge, which is life in prison. the judge then instructed the jury to come back into the courtroom and charged them with what is called the alan charge, where he gave them additional information and additional instructions. t...

Jodi arias. will she live or will she die? but this jury has announced to judge sherry stevens in this courtroom just in the last few moments that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on life or death. again, the jury announcing to the judge they are unable to agree on a unanimous verdict. and in this state, it is required that the jury is unanimous on either life or death. if it is life, it is the judge who decides if it is natural life forever or life with the possibility of a parole or release. the whole other issue in this state that is up in arms right now because of the legislatu...

>> well, i never had a jury personally that needed dynamite. i never had to dynamite a jury. they -- every one came back with a guilty verdict. also came back with what i wanted on sentencing. but i've seen many juries dynamited. they need a talking to. to get them to remember that they're there for a reason. that they need to work together. and also in that charge she gave them was something very important. the judge told them, if you're stuck on a point of law, if you want a readback, if there is anything we can give you, any tool to help you reach a unanimous verdict, tell us. put it in wri...