Judgment reversed on the law and new trial ordered.
The findings of fact have not been considered. In our opinion, the learned Trial Judge's conscientious effort to inquire into an alleged incident of jury tampering unintentionally resulted in a development which served to prejudice defendant. The Trial Judge called the jury back to the courtroom, and started his inquiry while defendant and his counsel were both absent from the courtroom, by asserting that a serious...
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