We find that defendant was deprived of a fair trial when Criminal Term permitted two jurors to take notes during the supplemental charge, over the objections of counsel, the codefendant's counsel and the prosecutor. While allowing jurors to take notes has been recognized, the risk may be that, in such cases, greater weight may be accorded by jurors to their notes, which may be inaccurate or misleading...
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