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Dean v. State

Citations

  • 422 S.E.2d 569
  • 205 Ga. App. 512
  • 1992 Ga. App. LEXIS 1234

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  • holding that judge’s comment to jury that they had until 5:00 p.m. to deliberate did not create impression that jury was required to reach a verdict by a certain time
  • holding that judge's comment to jury that they had until 5:00 p.m. to deliberate did not create impression that jury was required to reach a verdict by a certain time
  • statement that “we can’t stay much longer... we can give you until 5:00 o’clock” held not error where trial judge also indicated jury could reconvene the following day
  • statement that “we can’t stay much longer ... we can give you until 5:00 o’clock” held not error where trial judge also indicated jury could reconvene the following day
  • “The jurors could not have reasonably failed to recognize that the trial court had offered them the option of recessing and reconvening the following day if they did not complete their deliberations by the end of the [additional minutes the Court authorized].”

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Judges: McMurray, Sognier, Cooper

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