STATE v. HILLIARD

No. 1 CA-CR 5376.

133 Ariz. 364 (1982)

651 P.2d 892

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Michael Felton HILLIARD, III, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied August 27, 1982.

Review Denied September 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Corbin, Atty. Gen. by William J. Schafer, III, Chief Counsel, Crim. Div. and Barbara A. Jarrett, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Ross P. Lee, Maricopa County Public Defender by Terry J. Adams, James R. Hart, Deputy Public Defenders, Phoenix, for appellant.


OPINION

CONTRERAS, Judge.

At issue is whether the trial judge's intrusions into the jury room and conversations with the jurors require reversal of appellant's convictions. We hold that they do and remand the case for a new trial.

Appellant Michael Felton Hilliard, III, was convicted of Count I, burglary; Count II, sexual assault; Count III, kidnapping, a dangerous felony; Count IV, sexual assault, a dangerous...

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