Washington v. United States

REID, Associate Judge.

This case raises the question as to whether the trial court erred when it allowed the jury, during its deliberations and over defense counsel’s objection, to view appellant Yogi Washington up close, and at multiple angles, where the defendant had not been similarly shown to the jury during the trial. We hold that the trial court did not err in allowing the jury, at its request, to view Mr. Washington in this manner, and that their close-up view of Mr. Washington did not constitute “new evidence” requiring the trial court to reopen the case.

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