Tim Bosma trial decision now in the hands of the jury

After 4gruelling months, the jury is now deliberating on a verdict at the trial of the two men accused of killing Hamilton man Tim Bosma.

Dellen Millard, 30, of Toronto, and Mark Smich, 28, of Oakville, Ont., are waiting for the 12 men and women of the jury to decide their fate. Both have pleaded not guilty in Ontario Superior Court in Hamilton.

In the second day of an extremely technical charge to the jury, Justice Andrew Goodman told jurors theymust disregard lawyers'suggestions that have no evidentiary foundation.

"Suggestions or theories put to a witness by a lawyer, and not agreed to or adopted by that witness,is not evidence," Goodman said.

The judge made sure to point out the incendiary closing address of the lawyer for co-accused Mark Smich, Thomas Dungey, who referred to Dellen Millard as having a "demonic mind."

"A lawyer's personal opinion is not helpfulor relevant to you," Goodmansaid.

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Bosmawas killed after taking Millard and Smichon a test drive in his pickup truckthe evening of May 6, 2013.The Crown alleges the co-accusedshot and killed Bosmasoon after, and burned his body in an incinerator at the Millard familyfarm.

Judge tellsjury not to consider Bosmafamily

During thetrial, court has heard myriad suggestions as to what happened on the night Bosma was killed, from the Crown and both defence teams. The Crown's theory is that Bosma was shot in a field near his home.Millard's lawyers suggested that Bosma had been accidentally shoton Highway403, a theorynot supported by evidence, Goodman said.

For the second time, Goodman toldthe jury Monday to ignore what the Crown said about considering Bosma's family when deliberating on a verdict. "You shall not internalizethevictimization of this crime in the evidence," Goodman said.

He said Friday thattheonly way jurorscan findMillard andSmichguilty of first-degree murder is if theCrown hadsuccessfullyprovedbeyond a reasonable doubt thatBosma'sdeath was planned and deliberate.

Goodman told jurorsthey cannotreturn a verdict of first-degreemurder by virtue of Millard orSmichunlawfully confiningBosma.

"That route to first-degree murder is not available for your consideration," Goodman said.He did not explain his reasons for that order.

The jury will also be able to consider verdicts of second-degree murder and manslaughter, as well as not guilty.

Decision trees to help guide jury

Also Monday, the judge began running through his decision trees which act asa kind of flow chartto those verdicts depending on how the jury interprets the evidence. The trees, which can be exceptionally complex, provide four different avenues in which the jury can reach a verdict.

"Your duty is to consider all of the evidence, not just the parts that I referenced," Goodman said.

Of the four trees:

• The first considers if an accused is a principal (i.e., the person who shot Bosma).
• The second considers if the accused isan aider or abettor (knowingly helping or aiding the other in the murder).
• The third considers ifthere's acommon unlawful purpose (which Goodman referred to as the"theft of truck gone badly scenario").
• The fourth is a supplementary tree, which he instructed the jury to only use if it can't decide which person shot Bosma.

While the jury is deliberating, it will be sequestered away from any outside informationand not permitted to speak to policeor access television, newspapersor the internet.

It is expected the jurorswill deliberate from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day. That will be their available window to decide on a verdict.

TheCBC'sAdam Carteris in the courtroom each day, and you can read a recap of hisblogbelow.On mobile? View it here.

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