NORTON v. STATE

No. 86-2427.

516 So.2d 1078 (1987)

Rufus NORTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


LEHAN, Judge.

Defendant appeals from the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for a new trial, contending that reversible error occurred when during the jury's deliberations the court communicated with the jury without the presence of, or notice to, defense counsel. We affirm.

Defendant was being tried on charges of burglary and aggravated assault. During the jury's deliberations the jury advised the trial judge, through the bailiff, that the jury had...

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