State v. Jones

Summary

The court held that the applicable procedural rule requires a trial court to make admitted exhibits meaningfully available for jury consideration during deliberations, but does not require that the jury review every exhibit in the jury room. The trial court therefore acted within its discretion by allowing the jury to view the digital video in open court when suitable playback equipment was unavailable and the request was made late. The court declined to adopt a categorical rule requiring the proponent of evidence to supply equipment for private jury-room review.