I dunno 2 1/2 hours was a lot of time to conclude that he did it since both the prosecution and defence stipulated he did it..........
I've sat on two of them. We spent a great deal of time on procedure and housekeeping issues.
As important as this was, I'm sure they all talked before they took a vote. They wanted to make deadly sure everyone was on the same page.
Just a guess, but they also may not have wanted to come back in after 20 minutes, lest the press accuse them of a litany of transgressions from racism to global warming.