Jewell v. State

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Barry L. Jewell appeals his convictions after a jury trial of Burglary and two counts of Battery for which he received an enhanced, aggregate sentence of fifty-eight years. Jewell raises nine issues. However, as one issue requires that we reverse, we address it only. Restated, it is:

whether the trial court’s ex parte communications with the jury during deliberations require reversal?

FACTS

The facts in the light most favorable to the verdict indicate that during the early morning hours of June 13, 1991, Jewell broke into the home of his estranged wife, struck her lover in the…