State v. Cameron

Cureton, Judge:

Appellant, Robert Cameron, was convicted of entering a bank with intent to steal and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Because oral argument would not materially assist us in *206deciding his appeal, we dispense with oral argument. We reverse and remand.

The sole issue presented in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to declare a mistrial after it was disclosed that during jury deliberations the bailiff improperly communicated with the forelady of the jury.

At the conclusion of the case, the trial judge properly instructed the jury that if it found Cameron…