Joseph Tobotham died after he was hit in the face with a bottle
Mr Robotham was rendered unconscious by the blow, and fell heavily to the floor, banging his head on the ground and fracturing his skull.
After seven-and-a-half hours of deliberations, they have now been told they can return a verdict of 10-2 or 11-1.
Rose was arrested the day after the killing when he was identified on CCTV footage of the incident and later admitted the manslaughter of Mr Robotham.
But he denies murder.
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Joseph Robotham died after he was punched with a bottle by Connor Rose
He told the jury that he had started drinking after work, first in the Chantrey Arms, Woodseats, and then at a nearby Wetherspoons. He then went on to Dronfield with some of the group, first to the Victoria, where he became separated from the others.
He then went to the Green Dragon, Dronfield, where he met another friend, identified in court as Adrian Strafford, also known as Spraps, and they headed to Chesterfield by taxi, along with a man and a woman who he didn’t know.
He fell to the floor and banged his head on the ground, fracturing his skull and causing brain injuries. He died in hospital the next day.
Giving evidence on Thursday, January 28, the jury heard transcripts of the four interviews, read out by a police officer and prosecution barrister Dawn Pritchard.
In the first interview, Rose denied any involvement and said he thought he was being chased because of his association with the other man involved in the initial altercation, identified in court as Adrian Strafford, also known as Straps.
In the second interview, which took place later on February 9, Rose was played CCTV footage of the incident, and admitted punching Mr Robotham, but denied having a bottle in his hand at the time, telling officers he “thought he was holding a packet of fags”.