ELDRIDGE, Judge.
The question presented in this criminal case is whether, after a jury informs the trial judge that it is deadlocked and discloses the numerical majority-minority division, it is erroneous as a matter of law for the trial judge to give an Allen-type charge in the form recommended by the American Bar Association (ABA).
The underlying facts, taken largely from the parties' agreed statement of facts pursuant to Maryland Rule 828 g, are...
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