A bill to eliminate a requirement for a unanimous verdict in criminal trials in Federal courts.
Last action on Jan 22, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary...
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Summary
Amends rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to replace the requirement for a unanimous verdict in criminal trials in Federal court with a requirement that the verdict be by five-sixths of the jury.
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