In State v. Ramseur, 106 N.J. 123, 524 A.2d 188, (1987), the Court held that the trial judge did not abuse its discretion in concluding that a note indicating deadlock, but asking for suggestions "clearly indicated the jury did not regard itself as deadlocked." Id. at 302, 524 A.2d 188. The Court added that "perhaps the trial court should have explored with the jury whether it had deliberated sufficiently and had reached a genuine stalemate, a point at which any further deliberations would have been counterproductive." Id. at 304, 524 A.2d 188.