Does a jury need to agree on whether defendant was an actual killer or an accomplice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dayrit, A159550 (Cal. App. 2020):
5. The jury was specially instructed that jurors need not unanimously agree on whether defendant was the actual killer or an accomplice. (People v. Dayrit, supra, A034189, at p. 3.)
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