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Was there conflict? was there -- how did the deliberation process, how was being together this long? >> it was tough. we all pretty much get along. it's hard sometimes to let other people talk, you know, at one time and have somebody else talk instead of adding your comments to whatever they were saying, trying to help figure out what we were trying to figure out. at times, i thought we might have a hung jury because one of them said they were going to leave and we convinced them, no, you can't do this. you've been in this too long to walk out now. >> they were going to leave for personal reas...

Any difference in. >> i don't think it would have. i really don't. >> do you think the state overcharged by going for second-degree murder? do you think if they had gone into it, started off opening statement saying manslaughter, it might have made a difference in terms of the end result? >> it wouldn't have made a difference if they would have given us the same paperwork they gave us. they gave us the laws and we went by the laws, and that's how we found him innocent. they would have given us manslaughter and everything that was attached to it, it would have come out the exact same way. >> di...

After we polled and gone downstairs, anything that anybody wants to add to this? and i said, can i get out of jury duty for the rest of my life. the one girl said, you can for a year. i think i should get out of jury duty for the rest of my life. >> can you tell me, about the last day in the jury room, deliberating? you want for so long. did you know you were close? >> we are knew we were close. we knew we were close five hours before we get to where we were. we were slowly making progress the entire time. we didn't come to a stumbling block. we were just reading and reading and reading and re...

Deliberation process, how was being together this long? >> it was tough. we all pretty much get along. it's hard sometimes to let other people talk, you know, at one time and have somebody else talk instead of adding your comments to whatever they were saying, trying to help figure out what we were trying to figure out. at times, i thought we might have a hung jury because one of them said they were going to leave and we convinced them, no, you can't do this. you've been in this too long to walk out now. >> they were going to leave for personal reasons, family reasons? >> uh-huh. >> when you l...

How did the deliberation process, how was being together this long? >> it was tough. we all pretty much get along. it's hard sometimes to let other people talk, you know, at one time and then have somebody else talk instead of adding your comments to whatever they were saying trying to help figure it out what we were trying to figure out. at times, i thought we might have a hung jury because one of them said they were going to leave, and we convinced them that you can't leave. you can't do this. you've been in this too long to walk out now. >> they were going to leave for personal reasons, fam...