Question

A jury should be required to reach a majority vote, NOT a unanimous decision on a defendant’s guilt/innocence.

agree or disagree if you agree or disagree explain why

Answer 1

Must All Jury Verdicts Be Unanimous?

After both sides in a trial present all of their evidence, the jury goes to a private room with all the evidence and deliberates. The jury then votes on a verdict and presents it to the court. If you've seen television shows or movies that involve the jury process, you may have noticed that, at least some of the time, the jury must be unanimous in its verdict. At the same time, you may have also wondered when unanimous verdicts are required and what happens if a verdict can't be reached.