State v. Ramseur

In State v. Ramseur, 338 N.C. 502, 450 S.E.2d 467 (1994), the defendant requested that the jury be polled after it returned a verdict of guilty. THE COURT: You want the jury polled? defense counsel: Thank you, Your Honor. BY THE COURT: Q: Mr. Foreperson, would you please stand up again, please. Mr. Foreperson, you have returned a verdict in open court that the jury unanimously finds the defendant guilty of first degree murder; guilty of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury upon the victim; guilty of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury upon the victim; and guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon. Was that your verdict? A: Yes, it was. Q: Is that still your verdict? A: Yes. Q: Do you still assent to that verdict, sir? A: Yes, sir. The transcript reveals that the trial judge proceeded to question each of the remaining jurors in a similar fashion and that each of the jurors unequivocally answered these questions in the affirmative. Id. at 506, 450 S.E.2d at 470. The Ramseur Court held the polling of the jury yielded no error. Id. at 507, 450 S.E.2d at 470.