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Hung jury: When the jury panel is unable to reach agreement and come to a unanimous verdict in a criminal trial or have 5/6ths of the jurors agree on a verdict in a civil trial.
Wisconsin Civil Court Jury Duty The instructions for a Wisconsin civil jury generally differ from those given to a criminal jury. A jury for the Wisconsin Circuit civil court contains 6 jurors. For a conviction to be made, at least five members of the jury must be in agreement on the verdict.
In a civil case, the judge will tell you how many jurors must agree in order to reach a verdict. In a criminal case, the unanimous agreement of all 12 jurors is required.
In Wisconsin, all 12 members of the jury (potentially a jury of 6 in misdemeanor cases) must agree unanimously that you are guilty or not guilty of each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt. If there is a reasonable doubt as to any element of the crime, the jury must find you not guilty.
Whoever, with intent to influence any person, summoned or serving as a juror, in relation to any matter which is before that person or which may be brought before that person, communicates with him or her otherwise than in the regular course of proceedings in the trial or hearing of that matter is guilty of a Class I
515 UNANIMOUS VERDICT AND SELECTION OF PRESIDING JUROR This is a criminal, not a civil, case; therefore, before the jury may return a verdict which may legally be received, the verdict must be reached unanimously. In a criminal case, all 12 jurors must agree in order to arrive at a verdict.
(2) Verdict. A verdict agreed to by five-sixths of the jurors shall be the verdict of the jury. If more than one question must be answered to arrive at a verdict on the same claim, the same five-sixths of the jurors must agree on all the questions.
Hung jury: When the jury panel is unable to reach agreement and come to a unanimous verdict in a criminal trial or have 5/6ths of the jurors agree on a verdict in a civil trial.
A jury for the Wisconsin Circuit civil court contains 6 jurors. For a conviction to be made, at least five members of the jury must be in agreement on the verdict.
(2) Verdict. A verdict agreed to by five-sixths of the jurors shall be the verdict of the jury. If more than one question must be answered to arrive at a verdict on the same claim, the same five-sixths of the jurors must agree on all the questions.