State v. Carroll

— The defendant has appealed from a judgment of sentence entered upon a verdict of the jury finding him guilty of the crime charged in the information. The following facts appear in affidavits made in support of and against appellant’s motion for a new trial: While the jury was deliberating on its verdict, the wife of one of the jurors handed to the bailiff having charge of the jury a written note to be delivered to her husband. Before delivering the note, the bailiff read it, and the affidavits show that its wording or substance was as follows: “Am going to get a *624bite to eat downtown and…