JEANNE MESERVE, CNN ANCHOR: In Albany, New York, jurors are deliberating for the third day in the murder trial of four New York City police officers. They were accused of gunning down unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo. CNN's Maria Hinojosa joins us with an update -- Maria.</s>MARIA HINOJOSA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jeanne, at this moment, the jury continues to hear read-backs of testimony and information that they requested. They are listening now to the three different theories of justification. The judge has told them that, under New York state law, if they believe that the officers were acting under self-defense, because they believed Amadou Diallo had a gun in his hand, then the shooting could be justified. It turned out that Amadou Diallo was holding a wallet in his hand. Earlier this morning, they heard the testimony of the two police officers who each fired 16 rounds at Amadou Diallo, who was unarmed. They also heard the read-back of the testimony from a police expert, who is usually critical of police. But, in this case, he was saying that these officers followed police procedure. A central point of the defense's argument is that these police officers were, in fact, doing what they had been taught to do. Now, later this afternoon, the -- they will continue to deliberate. The judge has told them that they should do that until 11:00 p.m. tonight, or until they reach a verdict -- Jeanne.</s>MESERVE: Maria, what is the speculation on the timing of the verdict?</s>HINOJOSA: Jeanne, this trial really began very quickly. A jury was picked in two days. All of the testimony was heard in less than three weeks. Many on both sides thought that they would have a fast verdict. We are going into our third day of deliberations now. And, as you can see, there is a tremendous amount of attention in the courtroom now. No one can predict how long this is going to take.</s>MESERVE: Maria Hinojosa, in Albany, New York, thank you.
Diallo Trial: Jury Deliberations Continue into Third Day