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Dennis Oland jury receives instructions from judge

Follow CBC's live coverage of the trial as the jury is given instruction how to deliberate and decide.

Instructions to the jury begin on Tuesday in second-degree murder trial in Saint John

Crown prosecutor P.J. Veniot says Dennis Oland killed his father, Richard Oland, and that is the "only rational, inescapable conclusion" the jury at the murder trial must reach. (CBC)

The jury will be given instructions on how to reach a verdictin the second-degree murder trial of Dennis Oland Tuesday morning in Saint John.

The process is expected to take more than a day andJudgeJohn Walshadvised the jurorsto bring a bag with them, because they will be sequestered until they can reach a unanimous verdict.

The lawyers made the statements on Mondaywhile delivering their closing arguments to the jury in the Saint John courtroom.

Theypresentedtwo vastly different versions of the evidence, but both urged the jurors to use common sense in deciding the case in their favour.

Crown prosecutor P.J. Veniotsays Dennis Olandkilled his father, Richard Oland, and thatis the "only rational, inescapableconclusion" the jury at themurder trial must reach.

Butdefence lawyer Alan Gold contendsthe jurors are no closer to knowing who killed the prominent New Brunswick businessmanin 2011.