What is the procedure in which a jury in a civil case is instructed to ask for their own instructions when they have reached an impasse in their deliberations?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Peoples, 198 Cal.Rptr.3d 365, 365 P.3d 230, 62 Cal.4th 718 (Cal. 2016):
Further, the trial court's inquiry was reasonable under the circumstances. In People v. Proctor (1992) 4 Cal.4th 499, 538, 15 Cal.Rptr.2d 340, 842 P.2d 1100, the jury informed the trial court that they had reached an impasse in their deliberations and asked for further instructions. The trial court asked the foreperson for the allocation of the jurors' votes. We approved that procedure,
[62 Cal.4th 783]
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