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VAUGHN v. STATE

No. A06A1587.

636 S.E.2d 163 (2006)

VAUGHN v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sexton, Key & Hendrix, Joseph S. Key, Stockbridge, for appellant.

Tommy K. Floyd, District Attorney, Thomas R. McBerry, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

RUFFIN, Chief Judge.

A jury found Robert David Vaughn guilty of burglary. Vaughn appeals, arguing that the trial court erred by engaging in an improper "ex parte" communication with the jury. Because we conclude that Vaughn was deprived of his constitutional right to the courts when he was involuntarily absent during certain communications between the trial court and the jurors, we reverse.

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