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The verdict in the murder trial, michael dunn, has many asking just what the heck was the jury thinking? and more to the point, just what does it take to convict someone of murdering an apparently unarmed black teenager in the state of florida? another young black man dead. another armed defendant pulling the trigger and telling a florida jury he feared for his life and another verdict that sends waves of anguish and frustration through a community hoping this time the law would deliver justice, that this time the jury would say to the parents of this young black man and the parents of young b...

Hoping this time the law would deliver justice, that this time the jury would say to the parents of this young black man and the parents of young black and brown men and women and kids across the country, we see you? this jury deadlocked on a first-degree murder charge in the killing of 17-year-old jordan davis. judge russell healy declared a mistrial on the first-degree murder count. the defendant michael dunn was, however, found guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder. one for each of the living victims of his shooting an one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile. y...

Breaking news, the verdict of the michael dunn and jordan davis murder case, and that is, well, it's mixed here because he's guilty on four counts and then a mistrial on the number one count which is the first-degree murder count. that will be retried according to the prosecutor in florida. his defense attorney says i don't know why they would do it because he's already going to jail for at least 75 years. okay. someone who knows about trying cases and controversial ones is jose baez who was casey anthony's attorney. where are you watching this from? >> miami. >> you're in -- so you are in flo...

Murder count. >> for more on that exclusive trial and really the unfinished business of it now, we want to turn to cnn legal analyst paul callan, thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning, christi. >> out of the gate, give us your -- are you surprised? >> surprised, shocked, stunned. i prosecuted murder cases and i've defended murder cases. this was a very weak defense that was put up on the board and the fact that a jury bought into it or at least that some jurors bought into this self-defense claim is really shocking to me and i think a lot of other observers of the trial. >> paul...

Deadlocked. the issue what of the a deadlock. if you asked most people, they'd say it's got to be the murder count. that is one that is directly tied to the death of 17-year-old jordan davis. it's a possibility it could be other charges. most people think it's that one in particular that the jury cannot reach a unanimous decision on that. if they do not, that means they would consider a hung jury on that particular charge. but that's the way it ended. maybe the jury comes in much better, rested. maybe in a different frame of mind. they go at it once again. they'll simply have to see. yesterday...