Pontoon v. State

Pope, Judge.

Jimmy Fitzgerald Pontoon appeals from his conviction of rape.

1. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting over his objection the jury’s request during deliberations to hear a tape recording of the victim’s testimony. He urges this court to adopt a stricter standard requiring that when a jury is permitted to rehear testimony the trial court must either give a cautionary instruction, specifically inquire whether the jury also wishes to rehear any additional testimony, or conduct an independent or in-camera inspection of the entire record to ensure that there is no…