On Trial
Jurors nearing fifth hour of deliberations
Jurors in the penalty phase of the capital murder trial of Ricky Javon Gray are nearing their fifth hour of deliberations on whether he should be be sentenced to life in prison or death.
Gray’s fate now rests with 12 people in a closed room, who are left to sort through evidence and the law and their own sense of what is just punishment for killing four members of a South Richmond family.
The five men and seven women began deliberating just after 1:30 p.m., electing to eat lunch in the jury room. Inside the room are the various exhibits assembled by prosecutors and defense attorneys during the weeklong case. So far the panel has not submitted any questions to the court.
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