State v. Pockert

Richard W. Pockert, Jr., appeals his conviction for first degree robbery contending the trial court erred in failing to poll the jury and in failing to grant him a new trial. We reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.

On July 23, 1986, a jury found Mr. Pockert guilty of first degree robbery. It appears that after the jury returned to the courtroom, the bailiff took the verdict to the judge who read it and gave it to the clerk to announce the verdict. Thereafter, the judge asked the jury foreman if the verdict was unanimous. The foreman answered that it was. Defense counsel asked the…