California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Metters, 61 Cal.App.4th 1489, 72 Cal.Rptr.2d 294 (Cal. App. 1998):
21 Where the dismissed juror is the sole holdout for acquittal, and there is no alternate to substitute for the dismissed juror, it is obvious the verdict becomes a foregone conclusion--the remaining 11 jurors will vote to convict.
22 See Williams v. Florida (1970) 399 U.S. 78, 90 S.Ct. 1893, 26 L.Ed.2d 446.
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