What is the test for unanimous verdict in a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Neal, C075144 (Cal. App. 2017):
"In a criminal case, a jury verdict must be unanimous." (People v. Russo (2001) 25 Cal.4th 1124, 1132 (Russo); see also People v. Wolfe (2003) 114 Cal.App.4th 177, 183-184 (Wolfe).) This means that each individual juror must be convinced, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant committed the specific offense with which he is charged. (Russo, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 1132.) "The requirement of unanimity as to the criminal act is intended to eliminate the danger the defendant will be convicted even
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