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Wis JI-Criminal 515A
Five-Sixths Verdict and Selection of Presiding Juror: Forfeiture Actions
In this case, the law provides that the verdict must be agreed to by five-sixths or more of
the jury. Any verdict returned by the jury shall be agreed to by at least (five) (ten) of the
jurors. I ask you to try to be unanimous if you can.
When you retire to the jury room, select one of your members to preside over your
deliberations. That person's vote is entitled to no greater weight than the vote of any other
juror.
When you have agreed upon your verdict, have it signed and dated by the person you
have selected to preside. At the foot of the verdict, you will find a place provided where
dissenting jurors, if there be any, will sign their names. Either the blank lines or the space
below them may be used for that purpose.
Swear the officer.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 515A (2001). Release No. 39, 4/2001. © 2001, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
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- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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