If you are a juror in the case, or live with one, please do not read this:

The Jury is out in the Clara Harris murder trial. In closings, the DA, as is typical, told the jurors not to consider their sympathy for Mrs. Harris. And how's this for a derogatory, sexist comment about women--coming from a female DA, no less--

"For heaven's sake, a man is cheating on you, you do what every wife in this county does: Take him to the cleaners...

Excuse us? We hope DA Mia Magness lost every female on the jury with that comment.

Defense attorney George Parnham argued the killing was an accident, Mrs. Harris didn't have murder on her mind when she and her stepdaughter went to the Hearbreak Motel where David Harris and his office worker were carrying on.

We always thought a nice touch in this case was that the Hearbreak Motel at which David Harris carried on with his office worker was the same hotel at which he and Clara Harris had their wedding reception. Talk about a cad!

Here are the options the jury has to weigh:

Judge Carol Davies told jurors today that they can acquit Harris if they have a reasonable doubt, or they can convict her of murder, which can bring a life sentence. The two other options jurors received were convicting her of manslaughter, which can mean two to 20 years in prison, or criminally negligent homicide, which carries as little as 180 days in jail or as much as 10 years in prison, depending on whether the jury finds she used the car as a deadly weapon. Any punishment less than 10 years means probation is possible.

We predict a compromise verdict --manslaughter. Texas has jury sentencing, so it will be interesting to see what sentence they impose on her should they convict her. Her crying throughout the trial and the support she has from her in-laws (another odd twist to the case) should help her there.

Update: The jury deliberated seven hours today without a verdict and is sequestered.