Section 11.32 Jury Deliberations

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13. (§11.32) Jury Deliberations

Various issues can, and often do, arise during jury deliberations. The general rule is that, after a case has been submitted to a jury, no communications should take place between the court and the jury unless in open court and, when practical, in the presence of the attorneys. Reed v. Sale Mem’l Hosp. & Clinic, 741 S.W.2d 819, 824 (Mo. App. S.D. 1987). The threshold matter is prejudice. State v. Cooper, 648 S.W.2d 137 (Mo. App. W.D. 1983). A party waives any objection to a communication by failing to object at the...