Jury deliberations are expected to start in Merced County Superior Court in the murder trial of former California Highway Patrol Officer Robert Emmert. Superior Court Judge William Ivie

dismissed the jury for the weekend after closing arguments. Emmert, 48, is accused of killing his estranged wife, Judith, on Aug. 1, 1988, and attempting to murder his son, Robbie. Judith

Emmert’s body was found in her car after the vehicle was pulled from the Delta-Mendota Canal. She had suffered massive head injuries. MORE TO READ