State v. Williams

STILWELL, Judge:

Nathaniel Williams appeals his convictions for possession of a stolen vehicle and failure to stop for a blue light on the ground that the trial court’s Allen1 charge was unduly coercive. We affirm.

FACTS

Williams was tried on Tuesday, April 20, 1999. The jury began deliberations at 3:45 p.m. At 5:10 p.m. the jury requested the arresting officer’s testimony be replayed, then resumed its deliberations at 5:30 p.m. At 6:00 p.m. the judge sent the jury home for the evening. The jury resumed deliberations at 9:30 a.m. the following day. At 11:00 a.m. they sent the judge a note…