Defendant Donald Frank Watkins appeals a decision of the Court of Appeals affirming his conviction of one count of second degree assault.
This appeal presents a single issue: Did the trial court improperly coerce a verdict by giving a supplemental instruction after the jury informed the court it was deadlocked? We hold, after considering all the circumstances of this case, that the supplemental instruction...
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