The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that people who were convicted of a crime by a non-unanimous jury have a right to a new trial
PORTLAND, Ore. — — Hundreds of defendants in Oregon who were convicted of crimes by non-unanimous juries before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down such jury verdicts have a right to a new trial, under a decision issued by the state's supreme court on Friday.
Oregon voters in the 1930s enacted a law that allowed for non-unanimous jury verdicts of 10-2 or 11-1 in most criminal cases, except those for first-degree murder. Until recently, Oregon was the only state in the country, along with Louisiana, that allowed people to be convicted of a crime when at least one juror expressed doubt.non-unanimous jury verdicts in 2020, ruling in Ramos v. Louisiana that they violated defendants' constitutional right to a trial by jury and had roots in racism.
."With that understanding — and with a measure of courage — we can learn from our history and avoid such grievous injury in the future to our civic health." “They said it's the best holiday gift they've ever received,” O'Connor told The Associated Press, describing Friday as “a really wonderful day for justice” in Oregon. “It's a big deal to probably reverse hundreds of convictions. Until today, people were sitting in prison ... based on verdicts that everyone agreed were unconstitutional.”
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