HUNTER, Justice.
The defendant, John A. Cabell, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, a Class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-1-3 (Burns 1979 Repl.) and was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of twenty years. This direct appeal presents two issues, one of which requires us to reverse and remand for a new trial.
After the jurors had deliberated for almost twelve hours, the trial court, on its own motion, had them return to the...
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