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The manslaughter charge spend could be up to 30 years. so a lot at stake, and i think people are being very critical of the judge. this is a hard job, especially when you've got the world watching. >> especially, as you well noted, when they have a sequestered jury. that's something we've heard a lot of, that she cares very much about the jury and moving things along and not wasting their time and only keeping them there as long as they need to be and getting them what they want. i think a lot of people are also taking note about that. >> we should be very grateful. we saw a different kind of ...

Already. let's bring jury consultant joellen demetrius joining us from phoenix. it's great to have both of you here. people say this is very weird, this is a six-person jury, all female. the six-person part is not weird, in florida, non-capital case, you don't have 12 jurors, you have six. now we have the all-female part. let's start with you, jo ellen. how unusual is that and why do you think the two sides wound up there? >> well, chris, it is unusual to have a single-gender jury. sometimes you end up with that if you have people get off and alternates come in. i think what's important to rea...

0 courthouse in sanford, florida. we're covering that closely. you are watching cnn's special coverage of the george zimmerman trial. i am chris cuomo. good morning to you. >> hey everybody. i'm kate bolduan. thanks for joining us. a lot to get to. >> day two of what we're calling verdict watch in the george zimmerman trial. the jury working through lunch showing how determined they are. we'll be live from sanford with any updates. the judge in the case, debra nelson, certainly no nonsense on the stand. we'll talk to another well-known judge to get her take on it, someone you know very well....