Lamb v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. ““When the circuit court proceeded to formally adjudicate guilt, it noticed that the verdict form for count II — the first-degree sexual abuse of J.M. — was signed by the jury foreman as ‘not guilty’ — as opposed to what the foreman had orally announced in open court— ‘guilty.’ “The trial court reassembled the jury but was able to locate only 7 of the 12 members, one of whom was the foreman. The circuit court asked the seven jurors to correct the verdict for count II of the indictment. After some discussion, the foreman indicated that the jury’s verdicts were guilty as to counts I, II, and III, and not guilty as to Count IV. At the circuit court’s direction, the foreman changed the verdict form for count II to read ‘guilty.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 113 So. 3d 686 - Lamb v. State

2. ““When the jury returned its verdicts, the jury foreman orally announced guilty verdicts on counts I, II, and III. When the circuit court asked for a verdict on count IV, the foreman stated that he had signed the wrong designation on this verdict form. The circuit court instructed the jury to return to the jury room to correct this error. When the jury returned, the foreman orally announced a ‘not-guilty’ verdict on count IV.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 113 So. 3d 686 - Lamb v. State