Opinion by Judge SMITH.
The defendant, William Patterson, appeals the judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of sexual assault on a child. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
I.
The defendant contends that the trial court committed reversible error in substituting jurors once deliberations had begun. We agree.
The record discloses that, approximately thirty minutes after jury deliberations began, the jury foreperson notified...
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