The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a trial by jury of rape in the first degree and sentencing him to a term of imprisonment of 4 to 12 years.
The jury went into deliberations at about 12:30 P.M. It appears that about five hours later the jury reported that it was "still having additional arguments". Thereupon, the court gave the following supplemental instructions:
As you all know, the purpose of a trial...
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