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Jurors begin fifth day of deliberations in Edwards trial

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And our attention now to another very big story today we could get.

A verdict a live look at the Greensboro, North Carolina courthouse where the jury is in very.

Deep deliberations at this hour in the trapper John Edwards the -- present on dental candidate John Edwards accused of campaign finance corruption.

Yesterday they recess and this time.

They did not request to look at any of that evidence.

Again that's the first time they have not made request to see evidence again does that mean that they're getting closer to a decision.

Jonathan Serrie is live at the US district court.

Carolina attack and when the jurors and to the portrayal.

What what are we getting from them do they look at John Edwards -- they look away from John Edwards sometimes people read into that.

Yeah -- -- trying to read the tea leaves -- John Edwards certainly looks at the jurors as they enter the courtroom a few of them wolf.

Occasionally returned the gaze but most of them look away -- and Shanahan a former federal prosecutor who's been.

Sitting in on much of the trial has been trying to read the expressions on the jurors' faces listen to him.

What we do know this is -- a little bit that we didn't see the jurors.

That their heads -- down.

Have serious look on their face.

And either that -- -- just tired from -- and closed -- for a number of days or maybe there's a little bit of dissension amongst the ranks.

That Shanahan says the fact that the jurors have not requested any additional evidence from the prosecution.

Since Tuesday could be an indication that they've simply.

Moved on to explore other counts but again no one knows for sure except those jurors in that deliberation room.

Mark really -- you know we can guess all day as to what we think they're thinking that you don't know what's going on in that -- But via our folks who are looking at the possible sentencing.

If indeed they do come back with a guilty verdict for a partial guilty verdict what are they saying about the potential.

-- sentencing for jail time.

Well he faces six counts each comes with a maximum of five years -- -- people -- than adding them up.

To a worst case scenario of thirty years in prison but -- Shanahan was explained to me yesterday that under federal sentencing guidelines.

Similar charges are generally collapsed into one and so the very worst case scenario he could face if convicted would be five years and most likely it would be less than that of course if he loses.

His case of his lawyers have already.

Hinted at a possible appeal Martha.

-- this is going to be -- it comes NASDAQ and an -- visit needles as we wait for all the issued -- watching -- but a lot thanks a lot we'll get back his.

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