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Had in the last few days because a joint venture is not as easy as it sounds. >> not only that. i think prosecutors fail to provide a motive for why aaron hernandez would kill odin lloyd. >> the prosecutors would respond we don't need to prove motive. motive is not an element of any crime. the defense masterfully -- if you listen to closing argument made the argument for many many minutes that there was no motive even though motive is not required. they did more than that. they took that lack of motive and sort of dovetailed it into an argument of there was no prior planning no preparation. th...

We'll see impact statements in the tsarnaev boston bombing trial and one thing prosecution has done in that case is reserved some of the most gut wrenching testimony for that aspect of the trial in the boston bombing case. you'll hear from martin richards' mother. you'll hear from the amputees in that section of the trial. they save them for that part of the trial. in this case you're giving victims a chance to have their day in court and to hopefully -- if there was an instance where the judge would be swayed you give the victims a chance to sway the judge and weigh in in that respect. in thi...

And help the state actually by saying that he ordered her to take a box out of the basement which was always believed to be the murder weapon which remains missing in this case. evidently that wasn't enough to sway this jury. they found him guilty on all counts. those who suggested that perhaps because there was no clear motive presented by the state in this case that you didn't really recover a murder weapon and couldn't exactly put it in his hands for sure at the scene, evidently the jury either believed that he himself shot odin lloyd or directed someone who was with him, the two co-defenda...

Verdict has been reached. i can't imagine being a part of the case. there's a nervousness and anticipation and stress. remember this is a celebrity trial. and that could also have been an issue. i covered many celebrity trials and when kobe bryant -- it never went to trial. when he was in that courtroom you were watching a celebrity. jurors saw that. this jury was predominantly female. seven females and five men. that can influence you. >> absolutely. i'm just thinking about how many hours the jury has been deliberating. it's been almost 35 hours. >> 35.5. i looked at jury deliberation times, ...

And the defendant is guilty of unlawful possession of ammunition on indictment 2013-983-c. so say you made a.m. foreperson yes or no. >> yes. >> so say all members of the jury. >> yes. >> you may be seated. >> members of the jury and i include those of you who deliberated and those who are alternates i want to thank all of you very very much for giving your valuable time to hear and decide this case. i am not unmindful of the sacrifice you all made to serve on this jury and the disruptions to your family life work schedule and social routine. i also understand that it is not easy to sit in jud...