OPINION
GUNDERSON, Justice:
Respondent was tried by a jury on six counts of unlawful possession of drugs. She was convicted on four counts; acquitted on two counts. Ascertaining that the trial judge had communicated with jurors during deliberations, Judge McKibben ordered a new trial. The State appeals, arguing that no prejudice to respondent had been shown.
The communication by the trial judge was not upon an extraneous matter. The jurors agreed...
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