Opinion ID: 1995858
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: The Read-Back

Text: While the jury's deliberations were underway, the trial justice received a note from the jury foreperson, which in relevant part reads as follows: [I]f possible, we would like to read an excerpt of the transcript from [Stephanie's] testimony. Specifically, we want to review the portion of [Stephanie's] testimony describing exactly what happened when she and Kevin were on the couch when the alleged sexual assaults occurred. Thereafter, the trial justice allowed the court reporter to read back from her notes what the trial justice called the portion of the transcript of [Stephanie's] testimony describing what happened when she and Kevin were on the couch. The read-back included portions of the direct examination and of the cross-examination of Stephanie. During the course of the read-back, defendant objected to the inclusion of Stephanie's testimony about what transpired after the activity on the couch had terminated. The trial justice made no ruling on the record regarding that objection; it is clear from the record, however, that the objected-to portion of the transcript was in fact read back. D