Gibson v. District of Columbia

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant was tried in the Juvenile Court under Title 11, § 907(c) of the D.C.Code on a charge of being the father of an illegitimate child. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict adverse to him, an order of support was entered, and this appeal followed.

While several errors are assigned, appellant’s principal contention is that a colloquy between the trial judge and certain *495jurors after the submission of the case to the jury and before the rendition of their verdict, interfered with their deliberation and unduly hastened the verdict.

The pertinent facts are as follows:…