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Specific question regarding clarification of the instructions regarding manslaughter. if you have a specific question, please submit. >> yes, your honor. >> yes, your honor. >> okay. this will be given by the deputies to the jurors. just so you know, they have ordered dinner. if counsel wants to have an hour to go to dinner, you may do so. >> your honor, if we may want to be on standby if they come back with a question. >> that's a good idea. let's be on standby for about 15 minutes in case they have a response to that. court is in recess. >> well, the court is going into recess and the jury i...

Answer to the question is what clarification would you like? but they're hammering the language out. >> john, i interrupted you. i guess my nonlawyer question of what's confusing you is probably not going to make the cut. >> this is such a critical point for the judge and the lawyers because neither one of the defense wants areas for them and the prosecution for them. but each of them know -- >> i think they're speaking again. >> i remember it to be something like can we get a clarification on the instruction of manslaughter. >> you can get it specifically if you come in and read what's read i...

>> so there's a conference there. what seems to be so straight forward for the rest of us gets to be complicated by your people, as you call them. >> my people. >> this is the first indication they've had, even reading tea leaves of what they've had going on. >> so you have the proposed answer -- you heard the jury's question, correct? >> yes, your honor. >> the proposed answer that has been agreed upon by both your counsel and the state is as follows: the court cannot engage in general discussions but may be able to address a specific question regarding clarification of the instructions regar...

Answer any particular question the jury had. i think that should be at this point, the extent would be, ladies and gentlemen, if you have a more specific question, there's as possibility we could answer it or something like that. >> it sounds like an agreement. it seems like those cases including the recent supreme court case about three months ago haygood and diaz, it might have been cited by the state, 957, 72nd, 104, it significant in that it references perriman,

For the proposition that the judge can answer with a quick legal answer depending on what the question is. i would expect the next round to be much more contentious. now the two sides will duke it out in front of the judge as to what the answer should be. >> how unusual is this? >> not unusual at all. >> in unison. >> this is a fight at the end of the case. >> could it be unusual if she actually gives some detailed answer? >> right. there should be some skirmishing as to what that answer will be. the judge would be very happy if the attorneys can reach an agreement as to what the answer should...