15A-1237. Verdict.
(a) The verdict must be in writing, signed by the foreman, and made a part of the record of the case.
(b) The verdict must be unanimous, and must be returned by the jury in open court.
(c) If the jurors find the defendant not guilty on the ground that he was insane at the time of the commission of the offense charged, their verdict must so state.
(d) If there are two or more defendants, the jury must return a separate verdict with respect to each defendant. If the jury agrees upon a verdict for one defendant but not another, it must return that verdict upon which it agrees.
(e) If there are two or more offenses for which the jury could return a verdict, it may return a verdict with respect to any offense, including a lesser included offense on which the judge charged, as to which it agrees. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15A - Criminal Procedure Act
Article 73 - Criminal Jury Trial in Superior Court.
§ 15A-1221 - Order of proceedings in jury trial; reading of indictment prohibited.
§ 15A-1222 - Expression of opinion prohibited.
§ 15A-1223 - Disqualification of judge.
§ 15A-1224 - Death or disability of trial judge.
§ 15A-1225 - Exclusion of witnesses.
§ 15A-1225.1 - Child witnesses; remote testimony.
§ 15A-1225.2 - Witnesses with an intellectual or developmental disability; remote testimony.
§ 15A-1225.3 - Forensic analyst remote testimony.
§ 15A-1226 - Rebuttal evidence; additional evidence.
§ 15A-1227 - Motion for dismissal.
§ 15A-1228 - Notes by the jury.
§ 15A-1230 - Limitations on argument to the jury.
§ 15A-1231 - Jury instructions.
§ 15A-1232 - Jury instructions; explanation of law; opinion prohibited.
§ 15A-1233 - Review of testimony; use of evidence by the jury.
§ 15A-1234 - Additional instructions.
§ 15A-1235 - Length of deliberations; deadlocked jury.
§ 15A-1236 - Admonitions to jurors; regulation and separation of jurors.
§ 15A-1238 - Polling the jury.
§ 15A-1239 - Judicial comment on verdict.
§ 15A-1240 - Impeachment of the verdict.
§ 15A-1241 - Record of proceedings.
§ 15A-1242 - Defendant's election to represent himself at trial.
§ 15A-1243 - Standby counsel for defendant representing himself.