The court did not improperly delegate its authority when, after permitting a juror to separate from the other deliberating jurors for a short break, it directed a court officer to instruct the juror as to his responsibilities during the break and to tell the other jurors not to deliberate in the absence of the twelfth juror. These instructions were purely ministerial (see e.g. People v Nacey,
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