Supreme Court rules non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional

The Hill ^ | April 20, 2020 | Harper Neidig

[eddie willers]

Good advice.

[epluribus_2]

Explained by not being able to decide whether this helps or hurts Trump.

[Blackyce]

“10-2 verdict, the defendant wins. He walks, and he either stays honest, or kills some else.”

A 10-2 verdict results in a mistrial. Murder defendant stays in jail and the prosecution has the option to start the process over again.

That scenario was not at issue here in any case. Before this ruling, Oregon was the only state in the union that allowed non-unanimous decisions in felony cases and they only allowed them in non-murder trials. Louisiana was the only other state that had allowed it, but that law was overturned by a landslide amendment referendum in 2018.

[terycarl]

So, do all supreme court rulings have to be 100% ? / s

Supreme Court decisions are rulings on the legality of various things...not on innocence or guilt of an individuals

[Cold Heart]

/s