KELLER, P.J., filed a concurring opinion in which PRICE, J., joined. Evaluating a jury misconduct claim based on an outside person’s communication with a juror is a two-step process. First, the defendant bears the burden of showing that the statute proscribing the communication was violated. 1 Second, if a violation of the statute is shown, then harm is presumed, and the State…
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