The jury members that will decide the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias need at least one more day to settle their differences, having adjourned for Wednesday and resuming at 10 a.m. Thursday.
After just two hours of deliberation, the jury notified Judge Sherry Stephens that the members were deadlocked and unable to render a unanimous verdict as to whether Arias would receive a death sentence or life in prison.
Stephens sent them back to try and work out their differences. If a decision cannot be reached, a new jury will be selected.
On Tuesday, Arias addressed the jury on her behalf as she pleaded for them to decide on a sentence of life in prison instead of execution.
That was in contrast to statements saying that she wanted to die when she was found guilty by the same jury in the murder of her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander.
Arias said that while she knew she could never make up for the pain and suffering that she had caused, she could still accomplish some good from behind prison walls.
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