State v. Blackwell’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “Defendant first contends that the trial judge coerced the jury into reaching a verdict in violation of his right to a unanimous jury verdict under Article I, Section 24 of the North Carolina Constitution. As an initial matter, we note that although defendant failed to raise this issue at trial, this argument is nonetheless preserved for appellate review.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. May