The Sheriff's office allowed visitors access to the jury while they were sequestered

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18. The 'rules' are at the Judge's discretion...

I thought I was clear on that point in my original post to you. On the issue of 'regulations' and the post by another poster, I believe I read the link in the post and it stated the following:

"Section 6.2 Judicial Practice Tips

1. If the jury is to be sequestered you should:

Bring in additional veniremen in order to be able to excuse those jurors for whom sequestration would be a hardship.
Plan on extra alternates.
At the beginning of voir dire, inform the venire that the jury will be sequestered and outline what that means, i.e., staying in a hotel in the custody of the bailiffs.
Emphasize to the venire that emergency messages and occasional "good night" calls are permitted (some judges will allow supervised "contact" visits, but this probably should be reserved for exceptionally long trials).
Tell the jury the estimated length of the trial; identifying the hotel in which they will stay depends on custom and security considerations-in metropolitan areas, the hotel likely will not be identified.
At the conclusion of the voir dire, give the selected jurors some time (preferably overnight or the weekend) to pack and report for duty.
Give the selected jurors a letter with telephone numbers to allow loved ones or employers to contact the court or the clerk in case of emergency.
Emphasize to the jury that they are not to discuss the case or view media reports, pending arrival for the beginning of trial. See State v. Williams, 515 S.W.2d 463 (Mo. 1974)."

Note it says "Judicial Practice Tips" and not Judicial regulations.

I believe this is the link that was provided in the other post, I stand to be corrected if this is not the site and would appreciate, if you can find it, the information and link to the site of the other poster you reference:

http://www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/resourcecenter/TJCB%20Published%20April%208.2011/CH_06_JurySeq_files/CH_06_JurySeq.htm