Monday, April 20, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court rules unanimous verdicts required to convict for serious crimes

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the constitutional guarantee of trial by jury requires a unanimous verdict in serious crimes, siding with a Louisiana man convicted of murder and paving the way for potentially hundreds of defendants found guilty by divided juries to receive new trials.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ussc-unanimous-verdicts-1.5538476?cmp=rss

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