§ Rule 39(e) Duty of officer in charge of jury

Rule 39(e). Duty of officer in charge of jury

    The officer having the jurors under that officer's charge shall not allow any communication to be made to them, or make any, except to ask them if they have agreed upon their verdict, unless by order of the court, and shall not, before the verdict is rendered, communicate to any person the state of their deliberations or the verdict agreed upon.