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Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Give Prosecutors ‘Awesome Power’ and Have Racist Roots

Loaded on July 20, 2018 by Dale Chappell published in Criminal Legal News August, 2018, page 11
Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Juries. Locations: Louisiana, Oregon.

by Dale Chappell

Only Louisiana and Oregon allow non-unanimous jury verdicts to convict. In both states, the law allows just 10 of the 12 jurors to agree a person is guilty. While such laws give prosecutors “awesome power” to convict, they also have racist roots.

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