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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