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The jury began deliberations just after noon.

Dugas’ body was unearthed more than a month after his 2012 death in the backyard of Cormier’s father’s home in Winder, Ga., which is about 300 miles northeast of Pensacola.

Comier III was the only witness to testify for the defense. He told jurors Wednesday he was acting under the direction of his twin and that he did not know Dugas’ was dead when he sold more than $12,000 of his card and cleaned out his home.

“His brother said, `Here’s a note from Sean wanting us to help him move’. His brother said `Sean wants us to help him get some money and sell his Magic cards’. He didn’t think anything of it, he trusted his brother,” Currey said.

Witnesses, including the twins’ father, testified Cormier III has always been the more-dominate twin and the leader. But Currey said that dynamic had changed before the killing.

Currey pointed to testimony from the twins’ father, who said he thought Christopher Cormier was questioning his sexuality.

Currey said Dugas’ death could have been a “crime of passion” by Christopher Cormier, but he didn’t go into more details. Currey said the fact that Dugas’ body was wrapped in a bed sheet could be a further indication that Christopher Cormier killed Dugas.

Currey also told jurors the conflicting testimony between his client and other witnesses could be because the witnesses didn’t remember things accurately.

The prosecutor said Cormier III’s conflicting statements help prove he killed Dugas.