The sequestered jurors are not allowed to use their cell phones, and the televisions have been removed from their hotel rooms.
Jurors in the A.J. Armstrong capital murder retrial deliberated for 12 hours before concluding their second day on deciding his fate in the case.
A.J. is on trial for the second time, accused of killing his parents as they slept in the family's southwest Houston home in 2016. A.J. was only 16 years old at the time.AJ Armstrong case: Grim evidence takes center stage in Houston courtroom at capital murder retrial Later in the day, the prosecution and defense attorneys were conferencing with headphones and mics in front of the judge, which the court employs to put it on record but without media members seeing it.The Armstrong's home security system has been a key piece of evidence in this case. The prosecution argues those alarm records prove the killer had to come from inside the house because there's no record of the doors or windows opening.But, A.J.