The fate of attorney Marc Rosenthal is in the hands of 12 men and women.
Deliberations in Rosenthal's racketeering trial started at the federal courthouse in Corpus Christi at 8:15 a.m. Thursday.
Closing arguments in the case ended Wednesday evening.
Rosenthal is accused of heading up the cash for court favors scandal involving former 404th State District Judge Abel Limas.
The Austin-based attorney is accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars to fix multi-million dollar lawsuits in his favor.
One of those cases involves the fatal crash of a Valley AirCare medical helicopter on South Padre Island.
A federal judge granted a change of venue to Corpus Christi due to wide publicity surrounding the case in the Rio Grande Valley.
Action 4 News has a crew posted at the federal courthouse in Corpus Christi waiting on the jury's verdict.
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