The Latest: Justices weigh case over unanimous verdicts

The Latest: Justices weigh case over unanimous verdictsThe Supreme Court appears ready to require that juries in state criminal trials be unanimous. The justices heard arguments on the first day of the term Monday in an appeal by a Louisiana man who is serving a life term for killing a woman after a jury voted 10-2 to convict him. The Supreme Court has begun its election-year term by wrestling over whether states must allow criminal defendants to mount an insanity defense.


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October 7, 2019 10:41 pm

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