State v. Bolton

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions after concluding that the trial court acted within its discretion when it stopped an incomplete jury poll, permitted further deliberations, and denied a mistrial. The court found no impermissible coercion because the poll was stopped early, the trial court’s questioning and instructions were neutral, the jury deliberated for additional time, and the juror later confirmed the verdict. The court also rejected the unpreserved constitutional coercion claim under the applicable preservation framework and declined to review the unpreserved claim that discontinuing the poll violated the governing practice rule.