Also known as: unanimously · unanimity · unanimous consent · unanimous verdict
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A state of complete accord reached only when every participant consents without dissent.
Una Unger sued Urban Logistics after a delivery truck damaged her warehouse. At trial the six jurors deliberated and all six agreed the company was liable. The foreperson announced the finding in open court and the judge entered judgment for Unger.
Uriah Urban stood trial for wire fraud in federal court. After two days the jury returned to the courtroom. The foreperson stated that every juror found Urban guilty on both counts and the judge accepted the verdict.
Ulf Ulfsson and his fiancée challenged a state statute that barred their marriage because of race. All nine justices agreed the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court reversed the convictions and declared the statute invalid.
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Ultimate Solutions held its annual meeting. More shareholders voted to remove director Ursula Upton than voted to retain her. The corporation recorded the removal because the votes satisfied the statutory threshold.
Una Ueda and Usman Uddin served as cotrustees of a family trust. They could not agree on whether to sell a parcel of land. The third cotrustee joined Uddin in favor of the sale, so the trust proceeded with the transaction under majority rule.
Union Steel challenged a city ordinance that designated its terminal a historic landmark. All participating justices agreed the regulation did not constitute a taking. The Court affirmed the ordinance and left the designation in place.
The court may direct further deliberations or declare a mistrial. A non-unanimous verdict cannot support a conviction.
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Yes. The Sixth Amendment, incorporated against the states, requires unanimous jury verdicts to convict a defendant of a serious offense.
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Cotrustees who cannot reach a unanimous decision may act by majority decision under the Uniform Trust Code.
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A director may be removed if the number of votes cast to remove exceeds the number cast not to remove, unless the articles or bylaws require a greater number.
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Unless the parties stipulate otherwise, the verdict must be unanimous and returned by a jury of at least six members.
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