sentencing, the trial judge merged one of the eluding convictions with the other and imposed an eight-year custodial term with a two-year parole bar on the surviving conviction. Concurrent five-year custodial terms, with two years of parole ineligibility were imposed on the possession of cocaine and aggravated assault convictions, and a six-month concurrent term was imposed on the resisting arrest conviction.
Defendant now appeals and contends:
POINT I
THE TRIAL JUDGE COERCED A VERDICT BY FAILING TO EXPLAIN TO THE POTENTIALLY DEADLOCKED JURORS THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING ABLE TO ARRIVE AT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, AND THEN BY SETTING A DEADLINE FOR THE JURY TO REACH A VERDICT AFTER THEY HAD BEEN DELIBERATING FOR ELEVEN DAYS.
A. The Court Erred by Failing to Provide Instructions to the Potentially Deadlocked Jury. (Not Raised Below)
B.on fugitive arrest warrants. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., the officers were on East 23rd Street when they observed a female, later identified as defendant, and a man talking on the corner approximately thirty feet from the officers. Defendant appeared to be a fugitive wanted on a warrant, one "Antonette Malavarca." Arcieri then witnessed the male hand something to defendant which appeared to be small square objects.
After receiving the items, defendant got into the driver's seat of a black car parked at the corner of the intersection. Anthony Spino was a passenger in the car. The car, originally believed to be a Pontiac Firebird, turned out to be a Chevrolet Camaro, a car similar in design to a Firebird. Defendant drove off and Arcieri and Casasanta followed to determine