Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. The facts have been considered and are determined to have been established.
The defendant maintains that he was deprived of a fair trial by reason of the trial court's conduct during the jury deliberations. We agree and, accordingly, reverse the judgment of conviction and order a new trial.
Following the trial court's jury charge and after the jury left the courtroom to deliberate...
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