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§  4113. Disagreement by jury.  (a) Unanimous verdict not required.  A
verdict may be rendered by not  less  than  five-sixths  of  the  jurors
constituting a jury.

(b) Procedure where jurors disagree. Where five-sixths of the jurors constituting a jury cannot agree after being kept together for as long as is deemed reasonable by the court, the court shall discharge the jury and direct a new trial before another jury.