RONCO v. STATE

No. 64S05-0604-CR-152.

862 N.E.2d 257 (2007)

Jason RONCO, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 6, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dave Welter, Joshua Brown, Legal Intern, Jeremy Butler, Legal Intern, Valparaiso University Law Clinic, Valparaiso, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Kelly A. Miklos, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 64A05-0505-CR-271

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

We adopted Jury Rule 28 to give trial judges more flexibility in dealing with jury deliberations that come to a standstill. It was premature for the trial court in this case to declare an impasse after receiving a question of law from the jury during deliberations. On the other hand, the trial court did appropriately answer the jury's legal query under...

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