What's the first thing we do?
The first thing you should do is elect a member of the jury to preside over the deliberations, seeing everyone has an opportunity to participate and the discussions remain orderly. The person chosen to preside takes part in deliberations and votes on the verdict along with everyone else.

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1. What happens after the closing arguments?
2. Will anyone be in the jury room besides the jury?
3. What's the first thing we do?
4. What if we don't understand the jury instructions?
5. How should we conduct our deliberations?
6. Do we all have to agree?
7. What should we do after we've reached our verdict?