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Followed by the defense. we don't expect the defense will take anywhere near an hour. we do believe that the government's presentation may go about an hour. so at this point it seems unlikely that the jury is going to get the case much before lunchtime. traditionally they've been breaking for lunch about 1:00 eastern time. we think by the time the two sides present their cases and maybe there's a rebuttal and the judge then reads the instructions, that could take them through lunch. so perhaps the jury the earliest we might see them get the case is some time after court resumes after lunch. >>...

Searches were of his brother's 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 you'll just indulge me for a moment, is put up the charges. we're talking about 30 charges. don't do it yet because i want to give you a preamble. you're about to see a lot of words flying by your screen. you're not going to ...

Expect each more heartbreaking case. >> you have what are called aggravating factors that the prosecution is going to look to to sort of tell that jury you know why he should go to death? let me tell you, these are reasons why, to show the heinousness of the act and you have the mitigators for the prosecution and for the defense to say, you know what? he's a troubled guy and his brother made him do it and these are the reasons you shouldn't put him to death. >> is he going to take the stand? >> i don't see that in as much that -- listen it's always difficult not only in the guilt phase, but in...

Understand the particular mek mechanics of the case and that it is a death penalty case, and he has no choice. he has plead guilty for life, and he has no other choice but to go to trial. and that means that the strategy of the defense here is to try to avoid death. one of the ways to do that is to essentially concede the guilt phase and focus on the penalty phase. there are a bunch of advantages to that. >> okay. so what are the advantages? i guess that the advantage is that you can start to make the penalty case, and in capital murder cases you have a guilt phase, and then penalty phase of s...

Guilty, that is one reason to do it, because if you don't, you will not. and so secondly, you want the maintain your credibility with the jury. it is crazy if you say he is not guilty guilty, and he is not guilty, and now that you found him guilty, and he was guilty, and now let's argue about the death. >> right. >> and instead, you are a much more credible advocate with the jury if you kcan be up front with the jurors. and then a third thing if you want. >> yes, please. >> okay. so the third thing, and the best way to describe the third thing is that in reference to the horror stories or movi...