Jury deliberations in the Pali golf course murders case continued for a fifth day yesterday in federal court.

Rodney Joseph Jr. and Ethan "Malu" Motta are accused of using murder, robbery and extortion to further a racketeering enterprise that centered on illegal gambling operations in Hawai'i.

The pair allegedly murdered two members of a rival underworld group Jan. 7, 2004 in the golf course parking lot.

The jury began deliberations March 12.

Jurors on Tuesday were allowed to re-listen to a tape-recorded conversation between Motta and an FBI informant that took place in October 2004.

Yesterday they sent a note to U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway asking for clarification of one charge in the indictment concerning conspiracy to commit extortion.