In less than 24 hours, jurors in the murder trial of Larry Millete will hear closing arguments in a case that’s captivated San Diego County and the nation for more than five years. Once those final speeches have been delivered, the jury’s biggest job begins – deliberation. On Monday morning , attorneys on both sides held a closed-door conference with Judge Enrique Camarena over the legal framework of the jury instructions that will be read on Tuesday. Those include not only the charge options jurors could choose to convict Millete on, but also how they must interpret the evidence that’s been presented over the past 25 days of testimony. Millete has pleaded not guilty to accusations that he murdered his wife Maya in 2021. Her body has never been found. There’s no crime scene per se and no physical forensic evidence. As a result, the case against Larry is entirely circumstantial. A slew of legal experts have spoken with NBC 7, expressing just how difficult it typically is for the prosecution to get convictions. Jurors will learn conviction options on Tuesday (File Photo) Due to the closed-door nature of Monday’s hearing, it’s not clear what options jurors will have should they decide to find him guilty. The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has sought a conviction of first-degree murder for Millete since he was charged.  Here’s a look at the potential options jurors may be given on Tuesday: First-degree murder: if the killing was intentional and premeditated, was committed in a specifically brutal way, happened during the commission of other felonies, or included a special circumstance such as a hate crime. Second-degree murder: if the killing was intentional but not planned beforehand. The suspect must also have had malice against the victim. Voluntary manslaughter: if the killing was intentional, lacked premeditation, and typically occurred when the defendant was provoked in some manner. Involuntary manslaughter: if the killing was unintentional and resulted from the defendant’s recklessness or criminal negligence. The prosecution’s case against Larry Millete Larry Millete attends a status hearing on January 8, 2024. The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office has spent weeks presenting a painstaking circumstantial case, arguing that hundreds of individual pieces of evidence—texts, internet searches, witness testimony, surveillance video, digital records, journal entries, physical evidence and Larry Millete’s own words—combine to tell one story. As testimony progressed, jurors heard from family members, friends, detectives, forensic experts, digital analysts, co-workers, psychologists and, eventually, the man with whom Maya was having an affair. Taken individually, many pieces of evidence appear ordinary. Taken together, prosecutors argue, they revealed months of escalating desperation, coercive control and planning that culminated on Jan. 7, 2021—the last day Maya Millete was seen alive. Defense attorneys argued the opposite. They say investigators locked onto Larry Millete almost immediately, ignored other investigative leads, and still cannot prove Maya Millete is dead or that a murder even occurred. ...read more read less