To: don-o
Guilt must be a unanimous decision. Not acquittal. Is this correct?
To: cornfedcowboy
The decision for either guilty or acquittal has to be unanimous.
To: cornfedcowboy
Guilt must be a unanimous decision. Not acquittal. Is this correct? Any verdict must be unanimous in a criminal case
2,426 posted on
07/12/2013 12:48:46 PM PDT by
don-o
(He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
To: cornfedcowboy
Neither are true, but SCOTUS has never allowed less than 100% vote for conviction in 6 juror jurisdictions.
2,427 posted on
07/12/2013 12:48:55 PM PDT by
JLS
To: cornfedcowboy
ANY verdict must be unanimous. No verdict is a split decision and mistrial.
2,431 posted on
07/12/2013 12:49:21 PM PDT by
MHGinTN
(Being deceived can be cured.)
To: cornfedcowboy
Guilt must be a unanimous decision. Not acquittal. Is this correct? Nope. Either must be unanimous, otherwise you have a "hung jury".
2,458 posted on
07/12/2013 12:58:52 PM PDT by
CA Conservative
(Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
To: cornfedcowboy
The verdict has to be unanimous regardless if it is guilty or not guilty. If not unanimous there will be a mistrial, Zimmerman will be discharged from custody but he can be arrested, charged and tried again and most likely would be.
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