BOSTON — The jury in the Karen Read murder trial began a fifth day of deliberations this morning. By 10:50 a.m., the jury sent another note stating they were still deadlocked.

“I think this has been an extraordinary jury. I’ve never seen a note like this reporting to be at an impasse,” Judge Beverly Cannone said. “I do find now that with the additional time that they went out without coming back Friday saying they were deadlocked is due and thorough deliberation so I’m going to give Tuey-Rodriguez.”

The “Tuey-Rodriguez” warning is a legal last warning to the jury before a mistrial can be declared. Jurors on Friday sent a similar note indicating they were deadlocked and Cannone sent them back to continue to try to reach a verdict.

The lengthy and composed language of the warning emphasizes that “absolute certainty cannot be attained or expected” in cases and that a verdict must be delivered on the basis of each jurors “own convictions, and not merely an acquiescence in the conclusion of the other jurors.”

It also notes that any future jury would be composed of individuals much the same as the current one and that the burden of proof rests solely on the prosecution.

“With all this in mind, it is your duty to decide this case if you can do so conscientiously,” the warning states.

The note

The note the jurors handed over, which Judge Cannone read in court at around 11 a.m., states:

“Judge Cannone, Despite our commitment to the duty entrusted in us we find ourselves deeply divided by fundamental differences in our opinions and state of mind.

“The divergence in our views are not rooted in a lack of understanding or effort but deeply held convictions that each of us carry, ultimately leading to a point where consensus is unobtainable.

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