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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes Rule 48

  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.

Except in actions in which a jury is required by statute, the parties may stipulate that the jury will consist of any number less than 12 or that a verdict or a finding of a stated majority of the jurors shall be taken as the verdict or finding of the jury. (1967, c. 954, s. 1.)