Spooner v. State

It appears that the jury selected and sworn in the present case in the trial court were, at the beginning of their deliberations, placed in charge of two bailiffs, J. A. Yinson and J. B. Arnett. Arnett had been a witness for the State. The defendant was found guilty, and on the motion for new trial it was contended that certain conduct of Arnett and certain illegal communications with the jury were such as to vitiate the verdict and require a new trial. After careful consideration, we are of the opinion that the judge committed error in denying this motion. At the hearing of the motion the…