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To: srmanuel
In a jury trial only one person needs to believe you ...

This is a civil case, not a criminal trial. I'm pretty sure there is no requirement for a unanimous ruling in a civil trial.

Waiving his right to a jury trial in New York City was almost certainly the right move.

11 posted on 10/02/2023 10:41:50 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If something in government doesn’t make sense, you can be sure it makes dollars.)
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To: Alberta's Child

I was slightly mistaken, most states do require a unanimous verdict for civil trials, in NY State they do require unanimous vote, they require a 5/6ths verdict, meaning 2 of 12 in a jury trial, so in this case Trump would need to convince 2 people.


45 posted on 10/02/2023 11:45:08 AM PDT by srmanuel
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