Second Day of Deliberation Ends With No Verdict

Update at 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 6

Jurors have yet to reach a decision on whether Joshua Komisarjevsky should be sentenced to death for his crimes. According to the Associated Press, deliberations lasted five hours and will continue tomorrow. 

Jurors Consider Life or Death for Komisarjevsky Update at 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 5

Jurors began deliberating on whether Joshua Komisarjevsky should be put to death or sentenced to life in prison for his role in a home invasion turned triple murder. No decision was made on the first day, and the closed deliberations continue tomorrow.

Update at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 2

In the final arguments in the sentencing phase of the Joshua Komisarjevsky trial, the convicted murderer was described as damaged by one side and heinous by the other.

According to CNN, defense attorney Walter Bansley said his client "was a damaged young man ... and he remains that way, to this day."

Komisarjevsky was then quoted in a letter to his mother, saying he was sorry "for not being the boy you wanted me to be" and "a loser." Bansley then insisted that his client posed no danger as long as he is in prison, where he does art and studies Latin.

"Josh is not a future danger to anyone, and you really shouldn't consider killing him," Bansley said. "There is no reason to kill him.

Final Arguments Friday in Komisarjevsky Trial. Update at 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 1

A verdict on whether Joshua Komisarjevsky will live or die is nearing, with final arguments in the sentencing phase of his trial on Friday. The Hartford Courants reports that the defense will try to downplay Komisarjevsky's role. Prosecutors will argue otherwise.

Prosecutors will argue that it was Komisarjevsky who masterminded the break-in and killings. They will remind the jurors of the evidence that led them to convict Komisarjevsky on all 17 counts he faced at trial, including that he sexually assaulted 11-year-old Michaela while she was tied to her bed.

Final Arguments this Week in Komisarjevsky. Trial Update at 10:25 p.m. on Nov. 29

Both the defense and prosecution rested Tuesday and final arguments are expected this Friday in the sentencing phase of Joshua Komisarjevsky's trial. He has already been found guilty of all counts, including three charges of murder.

According to CNN:

Closing statements are scheduled for Friday and jurors will begin deliberations next week, prosecutor Michael Dearington said. They will decide whether Komisarjevsky will spend the rest of his life in prison or be executed.

See more from the trial including a recap of both the guilt and penalty phases .