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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)

Citation
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Parent Document
Carl v. Children's Hospital, 702 A.2d 159 (1997)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1997-09-23

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In Law 10-232, § 2, "Jury Trial Act of 1994," 42 D.C.Reg. 18 (1995), codified at D.C.Code § 16-705(c) (1997 Repl.) (last sentence), the Council authorized eleven-juror verdicts in criminal cases, in the court's discretion, when "the court finds it necessary to excuse a juror for just cause after the jury has retired to consider its verdict." This legislation effectively overruled this court's decision in Flemming v. United States, 546 A.2d 1001 (D.C.1988), where we rejected, as inconsistent with the governing statute, a Superior Court rule authorizing such eleven-juror verdicts.