The court properly exercised its discretion in declining to conduct an inquiry when, during jury deliberations, and after the alternates had been dismissed, defense counsel apprised the court of a conversation with a released alternate who had reported that during the trial a sitting juror had been having trouble understanding the proceedings and had been aided by other jurors. The court relied on its own observations and the parties' voir dire to determine that the juror...
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