Minnesota Competence - Unanimous Verdict

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Sample Jury Instruction - This sample jury instruction, states that the jury's decision must be unanimous.

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The law requires twelve (12) jurors to be seated in a criminal case, only eight (8) jurors are required in a civil case. In a criminal trial, the jury must find a litigant ?guilty? or ?not guilty? by unanimous vote. In civil cases the law requires a vote of at least three-fourths of the jury to reach a verdict.

thanunanimous decision should be accepted only after jurors have deliberated for a reasonable period of time and if concurred in by at least fivesixths of the jurors. In no civil case should a decision concurred in by fewer than six jurors be accepted, except as provided in C. below.

A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (or judgment as a matter of law ?JMOL?) is appropriate when a reasonable jury would have no evidentiary basis to find for the other party.

(1) Right to Jury Trial. (a) Offenses Punishable by Incarceration. A defendant has a right to a jury trial for any offense punishable by incarceration.

In a civil case, the judge will tell you how many jurors must agree in order to reach a verdict. In a criminal case, the unanimous agreement of all 12 jurors is required.

When it is time to count votes, it is the presiding juror's duty to see that this is done properly. In a civil case, the judge will tell you how many jurors must agree in order to reach a verdict. In a criminal case, the unanimous agreement of all 12 jurors is required.

All criminal cases require a unanimous jury decision in reaching a verdict. A jury in a civil case consists of six persons. Verdicts in civil cases should be unanimous, except that a civil jury may return a verdict, after six hours of deliberation, with which five of the six jurors agree.

For criminal trials, nearly every state requires the jury to produce a unanimous verdict. For civil trials, almost one-third of states only require a majority for a verdict. Some states require a majority if the money at issue in the trial is below a certain amount, and a unanimous verdict all other times.

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