The jury in the Bell corruption trial was sent home after lunch on Wednesday and no decision was made whether to force them to resume deliberations on the remaining undecided counts.

The jurors handed Judge Kathleen Kennedy several questions after lunch, but she postponed further discussion about continued deliberations. The jury was ordered to return Thursday at 9 a.m.

After a four-week trial and 18 days of deliberations, the jury delivered a mixed bag of verdicts for the so-called Bell Six. The jury found five of the defendants guilty on some charges but cleared them of others, and acquitted another, Luis Artiga, entirely.

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The jury remained undecided on about half the counts the defendants faced. Several jurors said they did not believe there was anything else that could be done to help them reach a verdict, but four said they could use additional information about state laws.

The jury told Kennedy that the vote was 9 to 3 on the remaining counts, but did not indicate whether they were leaning toward guilty or not guilty.

"As much as I hate to do this, I think the court needs to inquire further," Kennedy told them after the verdicts were read. "I know you thought this was going to be the end and I was going to be releasing you."

They took a lunch break and returned at 2 p.m.

It is unclear what questions the jurors asked the judge.

"We are in receipt of your questions, but we are not ready to respond to you quite yet," Kennedy said before sending them home.