The Latest: Justices weigh case over unanimous verdicts
WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Latest on the start of the Supreme Court term (all times local):2:30 p.m.The 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. Oregon is the only other state that allows for non-unanimous convictions for some crimes. […]
