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 during the jury charge on Friday, October 31, 1986, after the court had explained the general legal principles applicable to all criminal cases, but before the court analyzed the indictment and instructed the jury with respect to the crimes charged against this defendant, a recess was taken. When the jury returned...
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