State v. Northcutt
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of three counts of assault on a peace officer. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial, alleging improper contact between the judge and the jury while the jury was deliberating. Specifically, Defendant argued that the judge committed reversible error by asking the jury about the status of its deliberations outside of the presence of Defendant and the public. The district court denied the motion. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the violation of Defendant’s right to presence was not reversible error; and (2) the closure did not impair the fairness of Defendant’s trial.
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