Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 1943 (2026)

Confinement and care of jury

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Subchapter 002 : JURY TRIALS

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1943)

§ 1943. Confinement and care of jury

When the court has committed a cause to its consideration, the jury shall be confined until it agrees on a verdict or is discharged. While so confined, the jury shall be under the care of an officer appointed by the court and sworn for that purpose.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: State v. Allocco, 644 A.2d 835 (Vt. 1994).

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State v. Allocco, 644 A.2d 835 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 2× “§§ 3252(a)(3), 2602, we decide that defendant’s due process right to a fair trial as specified in 12 V.S.A. § 1943 (confinement and care of jury) was not violated when the jury, during deliberations, was allowed to separate overnight.”

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