21.   Shortly after announcing the vote, the jury began hearing witnesses to decide a punishment.

22.   State District Judge Joe Drago said he expects testimony to continue through this week and that the jury might begin deliberations as early as Friday.

23.   That could mean the jury would not begin deliberations until next week.

24.   That is what the defense is hoping for when the predominantly African-American jury begins deliberating the so-called trial of the century, Burris said.

25.   The alternates will not be picked by the court until just before the jury begins final deliberations.

26.   The jury will begin deliberations today in a murder that has jolted America.

27.   The jury began deliberating Monday afternoon and the panel is scheduled to continue Tuesday.

28.   The jury began hearing testimony in the damages phase of the trial Tuesday.

29.   The jury began its deliberations again.