Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2/23/1984

Commonwealth v. Webster

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461 N.E.2d 1175
391 Mass. 271
1984 Mass. LEXIS 1382

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court must be careful not to interfere or signal its view of evidence
discharge of deliberating juror after coercive and confrontational colloquy held in view of other jurors and during which judge expressed his view of the evidence created prejudice and required new trial
judge interrogated a single juror who held a minority position — for acquittal — in a manner likely to be a signal to the other jurors that the judge disagreed with the single juror’s view of the evidence
where judge was informed of “problem” with juror, judge “should have placed more information on the record concerning that communication and should have permitted counsel to express their views on what procedure to follow in view of the sensitive nature of the ‘problem’ ”
judge improperly indicated he disagreed with juror on evidence

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