Jury given more time in Moran murder trial

March 8 (AAP)-The jury in the murder trial of gangland widow Judy Moran will resume deliberations for a seventh day after struggling to reach a unanimous verdict.
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Lex Lasry agreed late Tuesday to allow jurors to return to court on Wednesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, jurors said they were having trouble reaching a unanimous verdict and requested more time.
Justice Lasry advised them not compromise their honestly-held views of the evidence simply to reach a verdict, otherwise it would not be a true verdict.
After initially being given until 4pm (AEDT) on Tuesday to reach a verdict, Justice Lasry gave the jury a one-hour extension, which stretched another 30 minutes until he sent them home for the night.
"We are making progress, albeit slowly," the jury foreman told the judge.
Moran sat nervously in the court as the judge gave the jury more time.
She is charged with the murder of her brother-in-law Des Moran who was gunned down at a suburban Ascot Vale deli on June 15, 2009.
The prosecution alleges she plotted with alleged gunman Geoffrey Armour to kill Mr Moran and is accused of driving him to and from the murder scene.
She maintains she was visiting the grave of her slain son Mark on the morning of the killing and had no motive to harm Mr Moran.