North Dakota Code 29-22-37 – Discharge of jurors
After the retirement of the jurors to consider their verdict, they may be discharged from the cause when:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-22-37
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Juror: A person who is on the jury.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
- verdict: includes not only the verdict of a jury, but also the finding upon the facts of a judge or of a master appointed to determine the issues in a cause. See North Dakota Code 1-01-41
1. The verdict has been returned and entered on the minutes of the court; 2. One of the jurors becomes so sick that that juror cannot continue to discharge that juror’s duty and there is no alternate juror; 3. Any accident or other cause prevents keeping the jurors together for deliberation; 4. Upon the expiration of such time as the court deems proper, it appears that there is no reasonable probability that the jurors can agree upon a verdict; or
5. The court finally adjourns.
The court in any event may discharge the jurors from the cause if the state‘s attorney and the defendant consent to such discharge and their consent is entered upon the minutes of the court.