BURNETT, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction on a charge of rape. The primary issue is whether the trial judge unduly pressured the jury to return a verdict after a deadlock was reported. We hold that he did.
The facts are straightforward. The state charged Norman H. Clay with raping a woman who was visiting the town of Atlanta, Idaho, during a community festival known as "Atlanta Daze." The woman testified that Clay entered a cabin where...
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