455 So. 2d 1090 - Curtis v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “During its deliberations, the foreman of the jury sent two written questions to the trial judge, viz: Q: Jury wishes to know if there is a record of plaintiff shouting into the phone, "he's going to stab me." Q: Can we accept that statement as evidence? On the same sheet of paper, filed in open court and made part of the record, the trial judge responded: A. Members of the jury: Your decision in this case will have to be based solely on the evidence presented in the trial itself — This evidence consists of the testimony of the witnesses and the photographs only. As to the testimony, you will have to consider all of it and you may accept or reject all or part of any witness's statement depending upon its credibility or lack of credibility when considered or compared with all of the other evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 480 So. 2d 1277 - Curtis v. State

2. “it is prejudicial error for a judge to respond to a request from the jury without the prosecuting attorney, the defendant, and the defendant's counsel being present and having the opportunity to participate in the discussion of the action to be taken on the jury's request”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 471 So. 2d 1336 - Morgan v. State

3. “[t]his right to participate includes the right to place objections on the record as well as the right to make full argument as to the reasons the jury's request should or should not be honored.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 471 So. 2d 1336 - Morgan v. State