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 course of deliberations, the court received a note from the jury asking to "[p]lease give the elements to be considered in counts 1 and 2, for a guilty verdict". The defense counsel asked to see the note out of the presence of the jury and the court replied: "No * * * [t]he court doesn't need any assistance". The prosecutor...
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