Jurors in the Dewey & LeBoeuf criminal trial on Monday showed signs that they were straining to understand their obligations, much less to reach a consensus regarding the guilt of Dewey’s former leaders. Once again, they ended the day without reaching a verdict.

About an hour into their seventh full day of deliberations, the jury sent a note to Acting Supreme Court Justice Robert Stolz in Manhattan, asking whether there is a set procedure to be followed in the case of undecided jurors.