§ 31-74. Verdict of jury generally.

(a)

The verdict of the jury, in all cases, must be general. When the jury has arrived at its verdict, it must deliver the verdict publicly to the court. The judge must enter the verdict in the docket, or cause it to be so entered.

(b)

The jury must not be discharged after the cause is submitted to it until a verdict is rendered unless the judge, for good cause, discharges it sooner, in which event the court may proceed again to trial, and so on, until a verdict is rendered.

(Code 1966, § 7-43; Code 1982, § 18-58; Ord. No. 1576, § 4, 6-7-1975)