State v. O’Neal If the jury, during deliberations, asks to here trial testimony, do they have to hear the cross-examination also? NO. The court only has to play back what the jury clearly communicates to the Judge.

State v. O’Neal  NJ Appellate Division Unreported Decision February 4, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts: Defendant was arrested in Jersey City in the early morning hours of September 7, 2013. The facts pertinent to this appeal were adduced at trial through the State’s primary witness, Sergeant Keith Ludwig, a twenty-year veteran of…