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Burge also questioned Stanley’s claim that Stanley was worried for his wife’s wellbeing. He said Sheldon’s testimony did not support the story that Gerald Stanley sprinted to the vehicle.

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In his instructions to the jury, Chief Justice Martel Popescul said Stanley was within his right to get his gun and fire warning shots into the air, but that the jury must decide whether the actions he took after that continued to be lawful.

If jurors decide Stanley is not guilty of second-degree murder and that his actions were not lawful and went beyond what a reasonable person would do in the circumstances, they could convict him of manslaughter. If they decide Stanley is not guilty of second-degree murder and that his actions were reasonable, he would be acquitted.

After more than four hours of deliberation, the jury requested to re-watch testimony from both Gerald and Sheldon Stanley. They asked to hear Sheldon’s testimony from when he came out of the house and heard the third gunshot and Gerald’s testimony starting from the point in which he fired the first shot.

After discussion with the Crown and defence, Popescul decided the jury should re-listen to the entirety of both testimonies rather than portions. He gave the jury the option to listen to Sheldon’s testimony, which was more than an hour long, Thursday night or to start again in the morning. The jury opted to stop for the night.

The jurors were back in court Friday around 9 a.m., taking notes and listening to audio of the testimony. During the trial, Sheldon was on the witness stand for around 75 minutes, while Gerald was on the stand for approximately two and a half hours. The replay of the testimony audio ended shortly before 3 p.m., at which time the jurors were sent back to the jury room.

—With StarPhoenix files from Morgan Modjeski

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