People v. Catalanotte

During the suspension of deliberations on the guilt or innocence of the defendant charged with the sale and possession of narcotic drugs, the jury went to dinner. On its return, counsel for the defendant stated that he saw one of the jurors and a man, later identified as another juror, and a court stenographer walking together. From his vantage point on the ninth floor of the Supreme Court building defendant’s counsel believed they were in conversation. The *352jury returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant’s counsel moved for a new trial because of this incident.

Section 465 of the Code of Criminal…