Deutcsh v. State

In Part II of the majority opinion, the majority concludes that this "conviction must be reversed because the trial judge failed to respond to the confusion expressed by the jury over the question of Deutcsh's legal and criminal liability for the actions of others." I disagree.

After the jury had been deliberating for approximately two hours, the jury returned to the courtroom and the following occurred:

"[FOREMAN]: I don't know what I can ask, or what, because there's been so much statement as to who can say what and how you say it, and everything.

"One of the questions that has arisen is did —…