Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Following the testimony of the first witness, the trial court was notified that the court clerk received a telephone call from a man who claimed to be a juror, and who stated that he knew the defendant and was afraid to come forward. The caller hung up when the court clerk offered to let him speak to the Trial Judge. When the trial court informed counsel of this, the defense counsel moved for a mistrial, contending that the jury...
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