Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 5/15/1985

State v. Crocker

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697 S.W.2d 362
1985 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 3118

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concluding that defendant waived issue because “defense counsel interposed no objection to the trial court’s actions regarding these matters [the jury instructions], and in fact, affirmatively agreed to them”
noting the defense counsel not only failed to object but actually delivered to the jury, at trial court’s request, written instruction that had not been read in open court
“Clearly, the trial court’s . . . failure to personally read and deliver to the jury the supplemental charge w[as] highly irregular and improper.”
trial court’s failure to give supplemental instructions to jury in writing was error, although the defendant waived any complaint by failing to object and instead consenting to court’s action at trial

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Judges: Brien, Cornelius, Duncan

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