Gray v. State

The defendant, Rajiv Gray, appeals his convictions for robbery with a firearm and resisting arrest without violence. Because the defendant’s post-trial motion for juror interviews alleged a prima facie case of premature jury deliberations, the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion. We therefore reverse the trial court’s post-trial order denying the defendant’s motion for juror interviews and remand for further proceedings.

Within ten days of the jury verdict, the defendant filed a motion to interview jurors and for a new trial. According to the allegations of the motion,…