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| Authored by: jonathon on Friday, April 27 2012 @ 12:10 PM EDT |
Rule 48. Number of Jurors; Verdict; Polling
(a) Number of Jurors. A jury must begin with at least 6 and no more than 12
members, and each juror must participate in the verdict unless excused under
Rule 47(c).
(b) Verdict. Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the verdict must be
unanimous and must be returned by a jury of at least 6 members.
(c) Polling. After a verdict is returned but before the jury is discharged, the
court must on a party's request, or may on its own, poll the jurors
individually. If the poll reveals a lack of unanimity or lack of assent by the
number of jurors that the parties stipulated to, the court may direct the jury
to deliberate further or may order a new trial.
Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_48
I didn't quote the entire page.
There are a couple of exceptions listed on that page.
Earlier in the trial, one of the jurors asked about the lack of alternates, in
case of illness, etc. The judge stated that the jury did contain alternates.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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