Sidebar - Guilty by a 10-2 Vote - Efficient or Unconstitutional? - Series - NYTimes.com

New York Times by Adam Liptak | Jul. 7, 2009 (News Report)

“Twelve Angry Men” might have been a much shorter movie had it been set in Oregon. Instead of letting Juror No. 8, the lone holdout played by Henry Fonda, methodically convince his fellow jurors that there was good reason to doubt the defendant’s guilt, an Oregon jury might have just voted and been done with it.

That’s because Oregon is one of only two states that does not require juries to reach unanimous verdicts in criminal cases. Like ... Full Story »

Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV

More Info

Tags Help
Subjects: U.S., Politics, Extra
Topics: Law Enforcement, Law, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution, Northwest, Southeast
Editorial Help
Posted by: Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 7, 2009 - 11:22 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Samuel W. Velsor IV (review)
Content Type: Article
Edit Lock: This story can be edited
Edited by: Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul 7, 2009 - 11:22 PM PDT

Reviews

Show All Comments
Show All | Notes | Comments | Quotes | Links
Samuel W. Velsor IV
4.3
 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 7, 2009

Bring to light the following fact that I bet most of America is unaware of is outstanding: "...only two states that does not require juries to reach unanimous verdicts in criminal cases..."

I find this shocking and as you read you will see that on lower misdemeanor convictions still require a unanimous vote. When one consider the Sixth Amendment this is a surprise and in one state's case has a double standard, unanimous and non unanimous rulings.

Samuel posted this story.
See Full Review » (12 answers)

Comments on this story Help (BETA)

Sort by: Oldest | Newest Hide All Replies
NT Rating | My Rating

Ratings

4.2

not enough reviews
from 1 review (8% confidence)
Quality
4.1
Facts
4.0
Fairness
4.0
Sourcing
3.0
Style
4.0
Context
5.0
Depth
5.0
Enterprise
3.0
Relevance
4.0
Popularity
4.8
Recommendation
5.0
Credibility
5.0
# Reviews
1.0
# Views
5.0
# Likes
1.0
# Emails
1.0
More
How our ratings work »
(See these related stories.)

Links Help

No links yet. Please review this story to add some!