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My view exactly: not quite, but very close to "innocent till proven guilty" | 286 comments | Create New Account
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My view exactly: not quite, but very close to "innocent till proven guilty"
Authored by: PJ on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 05:34 PM EDT
this is incorrect. This jury was told
explicitly that a unanimous verdict was
required. Don't post misinformation please.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

Rule 48 - Jury
Authored by: darrellb on Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 08:02 PM EDT
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

  • Interesting.... - Authored by: Anonymous on Thursday, May 10 2012 @ 10:04 AM EDT
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