State v. Lyles

BECTON, Judge.

Following his conviction of robbery with a firearm, the defendant, Frederick Lyles, filed a Motion for Appropriate Relief, seeking a new trial on the ground that his constitutional right of confrontation had been violated by the jury’s exposure to certain extraneous evidence. Evidence presented at the hearing on defendant’s motion showed that the jury members tampered with a photographic exhibit during deliberations. As a result, they were exposed to information not introduced in evidence which contradicted defendant’s alibi witnesses. Until that information was revealed, the…