State v. Williams

HENDRY, Judge.

The state appeals from orders granting the defendant a new trial and the defendant cross-appeals from the same orders, contesting the denial of a new trial on certain additional grounds, and from his conviction for trafficking in cocaine and the sentence imposed therefor.

The trial judge’s initial order made it clear that he felt he had erred in two respects. First, the court had failed to respond fully to a question that was asked by the jury after it had retired for deliberation. The question asked was whether the *413jury might add a written comment to the verdict. Second, the…