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After Not Guilty Verdict Jury Polled and Defendant Gets Convicted

After a jury announces a guilty verdict, criminal defense lawyer ask the judge to poll the jury.  This means each individual juror announces in open court that guilty is his/her verdict.  If the defendant is found not guilty the prosecutor repeats the same process.  However, the ABA Journal reports that a jury announced a not [...]

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