Ross v. State

Branch, Judge.

A jury found Brandon Ross guilty of burglary, six counts of aggravated assault, and seven counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. In his sole enumeration of error, Ross argues that his right to a fair trial was violated when the court allowed the jury to replay his taped statement in the jury room during deliberations. We agree and conclude that the error was not harmless.

The facts, as stated in our earlier unpublished opinion,1 show the following:

[O]n June 29, 2010, two or three masked men with handguns kicked in the front door and entered the…