People v. Anzalone
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was found guilty of making a criminal threat, assault with a deadly weapon, and brandishing a weapon. Defendant was sentenced to a prison term of four years eight months. Defendant appealed, arguing that her state constitutional right to a unanimous jury verdict was violated because the court failed to ask the jury foreperson or the jurors to affirm their verdict as required by Cal. Penal Code 1149. The appeals court agreed, concluding that the error was structural and, thus, reversible per se. The Supreme Court reversed the court of appeal's judgment and affirmed the judgment of the trial court, holding (1) the error was not structural and instead was procedural error subject to harmless error review; and (2) the trial court's failure to follow section 1149's requirement was harmless in this case.
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