context: In any event, "[i]n general, a jury may change or modify its verdict up to the point the verdict is accepted by the court and the jury is formally discharged." Thus, a trial court has the authority before accepting a verdict and before discharging a jury to send it back to correct a mistake or to clarify an ambiguity in its verdict.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 938 S.W.2d 1, 21-22
citation_a.parenthetical: upon return of incomplete or inaccurate verdict, trial court may provide supplemental instruction and require that the jury retire to consider further its verdict
citation_a.sentence: See Burchett v. Commonwealth, 734 S.W.2d 818, 820 (Ky.Ct.App.1987); see also State v. Jefferson, 938 S.W.2d 1, 21-22 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1996)(upon return of incomplete or inaccurate verdict, trial court may provide supplemental instruction and require that the jury retire to consider further its verdict); cf. Reifschneider v. City & County of Denver, 917 P.2d 315, 318 (Colo.App.1995)(“If inconsistencies in a jury’s verdict indicate confusion, it is appropriate for the court to resubmit the verdict to the jury for clarification and, if necessary, to submit supplemental instructions.”).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 917 P.2d 315, 318
citation_b.parenthetical: "If inconsistencies in a jury's verdict indicate confusion, it is appropriate for the court to resubmit the verdict to the jury for clarification and, if necessary, to submit supplemental instructions."
citation_b.sentence: See Burchett v. Commonwealth, 734 S.W.2d 818, 820 (Ky.Ct.App.1987); see also State v. Jefferson, 938 S.W.2d 1, 21-22 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1996)(upon return of incomplete or inaccurate verdict, trial court may provide supplemental instruction and require that the jury retire to consider further its verdict); cf. Reifschneider v. City & County of Denver, 917 P.2d 315, 318 (Colo.App.1995)(“If inconsistencies in a jury’s verdict indicate confusion, it is appropriate for the court to resubmit the verdict to the jury for clarification and, if necessary, to submit supplemental instructions.”).