People v. Cain

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and felony firearm, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2).

In a post-trial hearing the court officer testified that the jury adjourned to deliberate at approximately 9:00 a.m. At approximately 9:30 a.m., there was a knock on the jury room door. The bailiff answered the door and was handed a note. In the note the jury asked whether the verdict had to be unanimous. The bailiff took the note to the judge who read it and told the bailiff to tell the jurors that their verdict had to be unanimous. The bailiff returned to the jury…