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Do civil cases need unanimous jury verdicts like criminal cases do?

April 26, 2017cases Civil Ethics government Jury Law politics unanimous verdicts

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Do civil cases need unanimous jury verdicts like criminal cases do?

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There are jury trials in civil cases. The answer is no. Civil statutes in each state determine how many people need to agree on the decision. Where I came from it was nine jurors had to agree.