While the jury is absent the court may adjourn from time to time, in respect to other business, but it is nevertheless to be deemed open for every purpose connected with the cause submitted to the jury until a verdict is rendered or the jury discharged.
RCW 4.44.350
Court recess while jury is out.
1957 c 9 s 2; Code 1881 s 235; 1877 p 49 s 239; 1869 p 58 s 239; 1854 p 166 s 197; RRS s 355.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.