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Dennis Oland jury receives instructions from judge

Follow CBC's live coverage from Saint John. The jury will soon be sequestered in order to deliberate and reach a verdict.

Justice John Walsh cautioned jurors on dealing with circumstantial evidence in the case

Defence lawyer Alan Gold has said that the jurors are no closer to knowing who killed the prominent New Brunswick businessman than they were when they were selected for jury duty three months ago. (CBC)

The jury will enter the second day of instructions on how to reach a verdictin the second-degree murder trial of Dennis OlandonWednesdaymorning in Saint John.

They were told on Tuesday that the jury must be convincedthat Oland killed his father.Reasonable doubt, as explained by Justice John Walsh,is based on common sense and arises from either the evidenceor lack of evidence.

The judge cautioned jurorson dealing withcircumstantial evidence in the case. They mustdistinguish between inference and speculation.

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

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.