Listen: What's happening in the jury room?

Jeronimo Yanez and his attorneys stand outside the Ramsey Co. Courthouse.
St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez, second from left, and his attorneys stand outside the Ramsey County Courthouse Tuesday, May 30, after jury selection began in his trial.
David Joles | Star Tribune via AP

Juries are several days into deliberating on two high profile court cases this week.

In Pennsylvania, they're still deciding the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby.

In St. Paul, jurors are back behind closed doors after notifying a Ramsey County judge on Wednesday that they couldn't come to a unanimous decision in the case against St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez. The judge told them to go back and try again.

Susan Gaertner, former Ramsey County Attorney and now an attorney at the Gray Plant Mooty firm, spoke with MPR News host Kerri Miller about what can happen in the jury room.

Use the audio player above to hear the full segment.

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