Goodman v. Commonwealth

CULLEN, Commissioner.

James Howard Goodman appeals from a judgment imposing a ten-year sentence for armed robbery. He asserts three grounds of error.

The first ground consists of an alleged improper invasion of the privacy of the jury room by the trial judge, with a potential of prejudicial effect.

The jury retired for deliberation at 2:30 p. m. on the day of the trial. Approximately one hour later the trial judge knocked on the door of the jury room and when the door was opened he was heard by persons in the courtroom to say that he would give the jury fifteen more minutes in which to…