§ 7-11-206 — Separation of jury

(a) In the trial of any criminal case to a jury, the court
may, except for capital cases allow the jurors to separate
during the trial and after the case is submitted to them.
(b) In the trial of any capital case to the jury, the
court may, with the consent of the defendant and the district
attorney, allow the jurors to separate during the trial and
after the case is submitted to them.
(c) If the jurors are permitted to separate, they shall be
admonished by the court that they shall not discuss the case
with anyone except while deliberating in the jury room, and are
not to form or express an opinion except during their
deliberations in the jury room.