Jurors in the murder and drug trial of Noel Chua have been deliberating more than seven hours, but have still not returned a verdict in the case.
Attorneys for both the prosecution and defense say they are unsure about why jurors have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case.
Jurors have been weighing evidence and conflicting testimony from the weeklong trial. Medical experts for the prosecution argued Chua prescribed drugs to Jamie Carter for no valid medical reason and compared the defendant as a drug dealer.
Attorneys for the defense had medical experts testify Chua followed acceptable medical practices when he prescribed different prescriptions of narcotic pain killers to treat Carter's chronic pain from headaches.
It's unclear how long Judge Amanda Williams will keep jurors deliberating today. In other trials, Williams have kept jurors deliberating late into the night -- sometimes beyond 1 a.m. before adjourning court for the day.
Updates will continue until the jury returns a verdict.
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Bring out the coffe pots. Looks like this might be a long night.
What happens if no verdict tonight. Will the jury deliberate on Sunday?
Ultimately it would be up to the judge but because the jury has been sequestered, I would imagine that they would want to if a decision isn't made sometime tonight.
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