Does a jury have to agree that a defendant would prefer a guilty verdict than a hung jury?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lee, 509 F.2d 645 (2nd Cir. 1975):
3 However, we repeat the suggestion, see United States v. Dickerson, 508 F.2d 1216, 1219 n. 8, (2d Cir. 1974) that it would be better not to tell the jury that a defendant surely would prefer a verdict 'one way or the other,' since a defendant may prefer a hung jury to a guilty verdict.
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