Taylor v. State

ROSE, Justice.

This appeal asks this question: May a criminal defendant in a Wyoming State court waive his right to a unanimous jury verdict by stipulating with the State and the court that a majority jury verdict will govern? We will hold that a defendant may waive a unanimous verdict under the conditions and according to the standards herein set out and established, but, under the facts of this case, the defendant did not do so. We will, therefore, reverse the 10 to 2 majority verdict finding the defendant guilty of aggravated robbery and remand for a new trial.

When a jury was unable to…