The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 081 : Conduct of Trial
Subchapter 002 : JURY TRIALS
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1945)-
§ 1945. Return of jury for further consideration
If the judges of the Superior Court before whom a cause is tried consider that the jury has mistaken the law or evidence material to the issue or has not paid proper attention thereto, they may cause it to return to a second and third consideration of the cause. If the jury does not alter or retract its verdict, the same shall be received. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
