State v. Bolton

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant’s convictions and held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by stopping the jury poll after one juror expressed disagreement, allowing a break, and directing the jury to resume deliberations. The record showed no impermissible coercion, and the court was not required to give a Chip Smith instruction. The court also rejected the defendant’s unpreserved constitutional claim under the third prong of Golding and declined to review his unpreserved nonconstitutional claim concerning the jury-poll procedure.