§ 1-26 Unanimity of Verdict

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§ 1-26 Unanimity of Verdict

Under the Constitution of this State, the jury verdict must be unanimous. Unanimity is mandated. Every single juror must agree on the jury verdict. There cannot be any split or divided vote in any form or fashion, such as eleven to one, ten to two, nine to three.

The foreperson is required to sign the jury verdict. When the foreperson writes the verdict and signs the name as the foreperson, that assures the court that the jury verdict is unanimous. Please do not sign the verdict...