15A-1239. Judicial comment on verdict.
The trial judge may not comment upon the verdict of a jury in open court in the presence or hearing of any member of the jury panel. If he does so, any defendant whose case is calendared for that session of court is entitled, upon motion, to a continuance of his case to a time when all members of the entire jury panel are no longer serving. (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.