Ordered, that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered; no questions of fact have been raised or considered.
The record reveals that on Friday, February 8, 1985, shortly before the close of testimony, the jury forewoman — a Seventh Day Adventist — informed the court that by virtue of her religious beliefs she would be unable to remain at the court-house after dark, although she would be able to resume deliberations the following...
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