Supreme Court of California

A juror in criminal case who expressly refused to follow the trial court's instructions because the juror disagreed with the law criminalizing such behavior may be dismissed without violating defendant's right to a unanimous jury verdict.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/07/2001
• Published 05/07/2001

Judges

• GEORGE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  James R. Bostwick, Jr., under appointment by the Supreme Court, Pomona, for Defendant and Appellant., Daniel E. Lungren and Bill Lockyer, Attorneys General, George Williamson and David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Carol Wendelin Pollack, Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Richard B. Cullather and Ana R. Duarte, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.