Defense wraps up closing arguments.
Supreme Court Justice Joseph Teresi explained to the panel in Albany, N.Y., today that while second-degree murder requires proof the officers deliberately killed the unarmed African immigrant, manslaughter requires only an intention to cause serious injury. Also today, in their second day of deliberations, the jurors asked to rehear testimony by the Schrrie Elliott, the only witness to the shooting who appeared for the defense but was eventually declared a hostile witness. The jury was sequestered Wednesday night after about six hours of deliberations. The police were in his Bronx neighborhood looking for a rape suspect when they encountered Diallo. They say they thought he had a gun.