Legal Opinion
State v. McKay
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 5, 1977No. [No. 108, September Term, 1976.]PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevine, J.
We granted certiorari in this case primarily to decide whether unanimity of a jury verdict under the Maryland Constitution is an imperative requirement that cannot be waived by the defendant in a criminal case. Following appellee’s purported waiver of jury unanimity, he was convicted of robbery by a nine-to-three vote of a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore. He then appealed the conviction to the Court of Special Appeals, which held that unanimity could not be waived and therefore reversed the conviction. McKay v. State, 32 Md. App. 451, 462-63, 362 A. 2d 666 (1976). Although we think a…
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