No! The last thing the defense wants to do is to cause a mistrial and give the defense a do-over. They would stand a much better chance with an appeal.
give the prosecution a do-over, that is.
Since juries can ask for clarifications once they’re considering a case, wonder what this judge would do if they ask what the penalties are for manslaughter? It’s logical they’d want to know the punishment for a lesser offense they were told they could consider.