UPDATE: Jurors deliberated for about three hours today but did not reach a verdict. They will continue deliberating tomorrow at 9 a.m. Hawaii time, which is 12 p.m. PST / 3 p.m. EST. Defense lawyer Thomas Otake began his closing argument in Gerhardt Konig's attempted murder trial today (Tuesday, April 7) by focusing on the jury's duty when deciding the case. Tests showed that the blood staining the area on the Pali Puka Trail on O'ahu last year belonged to Arielle Konig, whose husband, Gerhardt Konig, is on trial in Honolulu for attempted murder. But a lava rock that Gerhard hit Arielle with had more of her DNA than his, which his lawyer argued today supports his testimony that his wife attacked him with the rock first and he struck her only out of self defense. Defesne lawyer Thomas Otake argued this in his 60-minute closing today (Tuesday, April 7) in Judge Paul B.K. Wong's courtroom in Hawaii's 1st Circuit Court. This clip begins with Otake questioning why Arielle wasn't emotional when she testifeid about Gerhardt attacking her. "If someone's describing what should have been the most horrific thing they've ever been through — bloody murder, someone's trying to stab you at a syringe, monster is trying to throw you off a cliff. When you're recounting that, you might get a little emotional. Not at all," Otake said. But when Otake asked Arielle to read a birthday card Gerhardt gave her the morning of the hike, "she got emotional." "I submit to you that was probably guilt, but whatever it was, she knew it was genuine, and she showed an ability to show emotion," Otake said. "You cannot get emotional over a made up story that didn't happen when you started the fight."He said Arielle's testimony "contradicts the physical evidence." "It just does, and this is a huge problem for them," Otake said. Deputy Prosecutor Joel Garner argues the DNA indicates Arielle was trying to block the rock, but Otake said the DNA evidence proves "the rock was in her hand." "The rock was in her hand. The DNA shows that. That blows away her whole story that she didn't have the rock. The rock was in her hand. Her DNA is all over that," Otake said. "This idea, 'Well, maybe when she was blocking and it hit her.' That's not going to lead to that much of her DNA on it more than him." Garner objected for speculation, but Judge Wong overruled because Otake was arguing what he believes the evidence shows, which is what closing arguments are for. "If he's holding the rock the whole time and she's just blocking, there's going to be more of his DNA than hers," Otake told the jury. You can watch another clip from Otake’s closing here @Meghann Cuniff and you can watch some of Garner’s closing here @Meghann Cuniff and here @Meghann Cuniff. #law #crime #court #attorney - @meghannmcuniff