LatinoJustice Applauds Supreme Court's Decision to Require Unanimous Decision in Major Criminal Cases
April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020
NEW YORK, April 21 -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF issued the following statement on April 20:
The Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Lousiana requiring a unanimous jury verdict for serious offenses. Judge Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion "Every judge must learn to live with the fact he or she will make some mistakes; it comes with the territory. But it is something else entirely to perpetuate something we all know to be wrong only because we fear the consequences of bein . . .
The Supreme Court issued a decision in Ramos v. Lousiana requiring a unanimous jury verdict for serious offenses. Judge Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion "Every judge must learn to live with the fact he or she will make some mistakes; it comes with the territory. But it is something else entirely to perpetuate something we all know to be wrong only because we fear the consequences of bein . . .