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3.5 Return of Verdict

3.5 Return of Verdict 

            A verdict form has been prepared for you. [Explain verdict form as needed.] After you have reached unanimous agreement on a verdict, your [presiding juror] [foreperson] should complete the verdict form according to your deliberations, sign and date it, and advise the [clerk] [bailiff] that you are ready to return to the courtroom.  

Comment 

            The judge may also wish to explain to the jury the particular form of verdict being used.

File: 
File 3.05_civil_2017.wpd [1]
Source URL: https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/node/85

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[1] https://www.ce9.uscourts.gov/jury-instructions/sites/default/files/WPD/3.05_civil_2017.wpd