State v. Holloway

OPINION

DONNELLY, Chief Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions of criminal sexual penetration and criminal sexual contact of a minor. We discuss whether defendant’s convictions resulted from a unanimous jury verdict. We find this issue dispositive of the appeal and reverse and remand for a new trial.

At the conclusion of defendant’s trial and following deliberations, the jury returned to the courtroom and the foreman announced that the jury had reached a verdict of guilty on two counts. Defendant requested that the court poll each juror concerning his or her verdict. When the judge polled the…