Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered. No questions of fact have been raised or considered.
During the first day of deliberations, the jury sent a note to the court stating that it had reached an impasse. The court clerk noted for the record that the court had instructed a court officer to go into the jury room and tell the jury to continue deliberating. This constituted reversible error, as the court impermissibly delegated...
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