A defendant must be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and yet if even one juror is holding out against conviction it seems there is a reasonable doubt. Absolute unanimity among the twelve jurors should be a constitutional requirement for a conviction.
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They can snuggle with the military justice system, because outside of death penalty cases, they don't have a unanimity requirement either.
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