Alaska R. Crim. P. 27

(a) Order of Proceedings. After a jury is impanelled

and sworn, the trial shall proceed in the following order:

(1) The prosecuting attorney shall state the case of the

prosecution, and may briefly state the evidence by which the

prosecuting attorney expects to sustain it.

(2) (i) The defendant, or the defendant’s counsel, may

then state the defense, and may briefly state the evidence the

defendant expects to offer in support of it.

(ii) If no statement of the defendant’s case is made after

the statement of the prosecution’s case, then after the state has

produced its evidence and presented its case in chief, the

defendant, or the defendant’s counsel, if the defendant intends

to produce evidence, shall state the defense, and may briefly

state the evidence the defendant expects to offer in support of

it.

(3) The state shall first produce its evidence, and the

defendant may then produce the defendant’s evidence. The

state will then be confined to rebutting evidence unless the

court, for good reason and in furtherance of justice, permits it

to offer evidence in chief.

(4) Unless the case be submitted without argument,

counsel for the state shall commence, the defendant or the

defendant’s counsel shall follow and counsel for the state shall

conclude the arguments to the jury. Unless good cause is

shown, the state shall present in its concluding argument no

theory of law or fact which was not presented in one or both of

the prior arguments. The court may, in its discretion, limit the

time of such arguments.

(5) At the conclusion of the arguments the court shall

charge the jury. Either party may offer requested instructions;

objections shall be heard and considered by the court in

accordance with Rule 30.

(b) View of Premises by Jury.

(1) The court may, on application of a party or on its

own motion, order the jury in a body to view the property

which is the subject of the litigation or the place where a

material fact occurred. The court may order the applying party

to pay the expenses connected with fulfilling the order.

(2) An officer of the court shall accompany the jury at

such times and shall ensure that no one speaks to the jury on

any subject connected with the trial while the jury makes its

inspection.

(c) Admonition to Juror Upon Separation From Jury.

(1) If any juror is permitted to separate from the jury

during the trial, the court shall admonish the juror that it is the

juror’s duty

(i) not to converse with any person, including other

jurors, on any subject connected with the trial, and

(ii) not to form or express any opinion thereon until the

case is finally submitted to the jury.

(2) If any juror is permitted to separate from the jury

after the case is submitted to the jury, the court shall admonish

the juror that it is the juror’s duty

(i) to discuss the case only with other jurors in the jury

room, and

(ii) not to converse with any other person on any subject

connected with the trial.

(d) Juror Unable to Continue. If, prior to the time the

jury retires to consider its verdict, a juror is unable to perform

or is disqualified from performing the juror duty, the court may

order the juror to be discharged. If an alternate juror has not

been impanelled as provided in the rules,

(1) the trial may proceed with the other jurors with the

consent of the parties, or

(2) another juror may be sworn and the trial may begin

anew, or

(3) the jury may be discharged and a new jury then or

afterwards formed.

(e) Selection of Foreperson—Deliberations of Jury—

Communications.

(1) When the jury has retired to consider their verdict,

they shall elect one of their number foreperson. The foreperson

shall preside over their deliberations, sign the verdict

unanimously agreed upon, and speak for them on the return of

their verdict in open court.

(2) No persons other than the jurors and any interpreter

necessary to assist a juror who is hearing or speech impaired

shall be present while the jury is deliberating or voting. The

jury shall be and remain under the charge of an officer of the

court until they agree upon their verdict or are discharged by

the court; except that the court may permit the jurors to

adjourn their deliberations and return to their homes for

reasonable periods of rest. Such periods of adjournment for

rest shall be ordered only after hearing from all parties outside

the presence of the jury; however, a request for overnight

sequestration shall be made by the parties before the jury is

sworn unless good cause is shown for a later request. The

admonition set forth in section (c) shall be given before any

adjournment for rest, and the court shall specifically state that

no deliberations are to take place unless all jurors are present

in the jury room.

(3) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the officer of

the court having charge of the jury shall keep the jurors

together, and separate from other persons. The officer shall not

suffer any communication to be made to the jury nor shall the

officer make any communication except to ask the jury if they

have agreed upon their verdict. The officer shall not, before the

verdict is rendered, communicate to any person the state of

their deliberations or the verdict agreed upon. The officer shall

be sworn to act according to the provisions of this section (e).