Montana Supreme Court· 9/8/2015

State v. Northcutt

Citations

2015 MT 267
381 Mont. 81
358 P.3d 179
2015 Mont. LEXIS 455

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concluding that a courtroom closure was trivial because “[t]he interaction between [the trial court] and the jury occurred after evidence and argument had concluded, and involved no witnesses or presentation of testimony”
holding that jurors could submit affidavits averring, as an outside influence, that the trial judge had approached the jury room and asked whether a verdict would be reached that night
holding that jurors could submit affidavits averring, as an outside influence, that the trial judge had approached the jury room and asked whether a verdict would be reached that night
concluding closure did not impact guarantees relating to witnesses and perjury when it occurred after close of evidence
presiding judge making an inquiry to a deliberating jury without counsel or defendant present to ask whether it would render a verdict that day was trivial

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Judges: Baker, McKinnon, Rice, McGrath, Cotter, Shea, Wheat

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