Ogundipe v. State

Petitioner Olusegun Ogundipe (Ogundipe) was convicted of multiple offenses following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Washington County.1 Before this Court, Ogundipe argues that thé trial court erred in not disclosing the contents of the verdict sheet used by the jury in its deliberations. Specifically, Ogundipe presented one question for our review, which we have reworded for clarity:

Whether there is a duty of the trial court to disclose a signed verdict sheet to a defendant or his counsel before the jury is discharged?2

*61Ogundipe argues that the verdict sheet was a “communication”…