(4) is a jury required to achieve unanimity as to aggravating circumstances?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brown, 15 Cal.Rptr.3d 624, 33 Cal.4th 382, 93 P.3d 244 (Cal. 2004):
(4) The jury is not constitutionally required to achieve unanimity as to aggravating circumstances. (People v. Jenkins, supra, 22 Cal.4th at p. 1053, 95 Cal.Rptr.2d 377, 997 P.2d 1044.)
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