DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Crim. No. 2.12
Conduct During Deliberations
CONDUCT DURING DELIBERATIONS
How the jury conducts its deliberations is solely and exclusively within the
province of its members. However, I suggest that you carry on your discussions in
an orderly way and give everybody an opportunity to express their views before
taking a vote or committing yourself to a particular position. All issues should be
fully and fairly discussed. Everyone should have a fair chance to be heard and
participate before you attempt to finally decide the case.
Jurors have a duty to consult with one another with an open mind and to
deliberate with a view toward reaching a verdict. Each of you should decide the
case for yourself, but only after impartially considering the evidence with your
fellow jurors.
You should not surrender your own opinion or defer to the opinions of your
fellow jurors for the mere purpose of returning a verdict. However, you should
not hesitate to re-examine your own view and change your opinion if you are
persuaded by others.
All twelve jurors must unanimously agree upon any verdict.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- crim-2022-03-14
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