State v. McLamb

HEDRICK, Judge.

The defendant argues that the court erred “in continuing to call the jury in for report on its progress without instructing that they were not to depart from any conscientious belief as to what the true facts might be.” This contention is without merit. The record reveals the jury reported to the court on four occasions during its deliberations which covered a period of time in excess of four hours and twenty-four minutes. Three of these occasions related to whether the court would recess for the day. The fourth occasion related to the progress the jury was making in its…