North Carolina § 1-180 - 1. Judge not to comment on verdict.
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§ 1-180. 1. Judge not to comment on verdict.
In criminal actions the presiding judge shall make no comment in open court in the presence or hearing of all, or any member or members, of the panel of jurors drawn or summoned for jury duty at any session of court, upon any verdict rendered at such session of court, and if any presiding judge shall make any comment as herein prohibited, or shall praise or criticize any jury on account of its verdict, whether such comment, praise or criticism be made inadvertently or intentionally, such praise, criticism or comment by the judge shall constitute valid grounds as a matter of right, for the continuance for the session of any action remaining to be tried during that week at such session of court, upon motion of a defendant or upon motion of the State. The provisions of this section shall not be applicable upon the hearing of motions for a new trial, motions to set aside the verdict of a jury, or a motion made in arrest of judgment. History (1955, c. 200; 1967, c. 954, s. 3; 1971, c. 381, s. 12.) Cross References. - For similar provisions regarding civil actions, see G.S. 1A-1 , Rule 51. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1983 law on criminal procedure, see 62 N.C.L. Rev. 1204 (1984).
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Section 1-180 ("1. Judge not to comment on verdict.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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