Perkins. But as Davis's counsel pointed out, the judge's instructions as to what Davis was supposed to include in her affidavit were narrower than that. At the new-trial hearing, the judge directed Davis to file an affidavit addressing only which jurors were surprised by the trial references to the Koon Kreek Klub. Davis complied with the court's order. Additionally, Perkins's affidavit recites she was asked about a particular will and whether she remembered any racial statements such as "cocoon" or "coon"; the affidavit never suggests that Davis asked her whether such statements played a factor in her mind in any manner (presumably in resolving the issues during jury deliberations).

3. Analysis
The trial judge abused his discretion to the extent he sanctioned Davis based upon her statements at the new-trialof Davis's questions, which caused Davis to strive to clarify what the trial judge was asking. The trial judge's inquiries did focus on whether Davis talked to jurors about the statements in the will before the jury began its deliberations. The fault lies in the trial judge's poorly formed questions, not in Davis's answers. Davis was within her rights to ask for the immediate clarification she sought. Then the trial judge changed course and said that he thought Davis had said that four jurors referred to the will or the Koon Kreek Klub as being offensive. Davis reminded the trial judge that only two jurors brought this up and expressed surprise. At this juncture, the trial judge said it wanted Davis's affidavit naming those jurors who were surprised.
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