NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Civil 150.60
DISCHARGING THE JURY.
Members of the Jury, this concludes your work (in this case) and
you are now discharged as jurors (in this case).2
As a juror you are now permitted to discuss the evidence and all
aspects of [this case] [the case(s) in which you were involved]3 including
your verdict(s) and your deliberations with other persons, but you are not
required to do so.
It is in the public interest that there be the utmost freedom of
debate in the jury room and that each juror be permitted to express his
or her views without fear of incurring public scorn or the anger of any of
the parties. In any event, you should be careful what you say. You
should make no statement or answer any question unless you are sure
that your statement or answer is complete and correct. It is only fair
that you should make no statement that you would not be willing to
make, under oath, in the presence of the Court, your fellow jurors, the
witnesses, the parties and their counsel.
(In any event, you are directed not to discuss any aspect of this
case including your verdict and your deliberations with anyone until you
have completed your work for the entire week and I have discharged you
at the end of the week. At that time, each of you must determine for
yourself whether or not you will discuss these matters.)4
History
N.C.P.I.—Civil 150.60 (May 1988). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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