Juror Walkthrough - Courtroom Verdict
When you have reached a verdict, you will be taken back to the courtroom. The court clerk will ask your foreman for the verdict. The foreman must take care to only answer the questions the court clerk asks. When the verdict has been given, your work on that case is over. If you find the defendant guilty the judge may sentence immediately, or may ask for pre-sentence reports to be prepared by the Probation Service. The defendant will be called back at a later date for sentencing.
You should stay in the jury box until an usher asks you to leave the courtroom and return to the Jury Assembly Area. You must always report back to the court officials after a trial, as you may be a juror in more than one trial during your jury service.
If you want the judge to clarify or explain anything about the case, you may send a note. You will then go back into the courtroom and the judge will give you as much help as possible, but remember - no new evidence can be given at this stage. You will be allowed plenty of time to discuss the evidence amongst yourselves and to make a decision upon which you all agree. However, in some cases, juror's don't all agree. In these situations the judge may accept a decision upon which most of you, but not all of you are agreed. This is known as a majority decision. It is for you and the other members of your jury alone to consider the evidence and reach a verdict. You must only discuss the case in the jury room when all the jurors are present.