OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
This case raises the issue of whether a bailiff's failure to notify a trial court of a jury foreman's communication indicating that the jury was deadlocked constitutes reversible constitutional error. The superior court denied petitioner's motion for post-conviction relief. The Alaska Court of Appeals affirmed. We reverse.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The facts in this case are undisputed. In 1977, Bernard...
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