Cohee v. State

I concur in the majority’s resolution of the issue before this Court in proposition one. The issue of whether jurors may take notes with them into deliberations has been properly decided by condemning the dicta in Glazier. However, I would add to the opinion by requiring that jurors’ notes be destroyed at the conclusion of the trial so that the notes may not be used to impeach the jury’s verdict. See 12 O.S.1991, § 2606.

I also agree with many of the concerns expressed by Judge Lumpkin in his separate vote. However, I write specially to voice my own concerns regarding the “Guidelines Governing…