State v. Summey’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “[b]efore the jury retires for deliberation, the judge may give an instruction which informs the jury that: (1) Jurors have a duty to consult with one another and to deliberate with a view to reaching an agreement, if it can be done without violence to individual judgment; (2) Each juror must decide the case for himself, but only after an impartial consideration of the evidence with his fellow jurors; (3) In the course of deliberations, a juror should not hesitate to reexamine his own views and change his opinion if convinced it is erroneous; and (4) No juror should surrender his honest conviction as to the weight or effect of the evidence solely because of the opinion of his fellow jurors, or for the mere purpose of returning a verdict. 6 "N.C.G.S. § 15A-1235(c) does not require an affirmative indication from the jury that it is having difficulty reaching a verdict, nor does it require that the jury deliberate for a lengthy period of time before the trial court may give the Allen instruction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 248 N.C. App. 763 - State v. Lee

2. “the trial court did not communicate with less than all of the jurors ... [or] rush[ ] the jury to reach a verdict[.]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 248 N.C. App. 763 - State v. Lee