The last remnant of the racist redeemer agenda in the louisianas legal system the nonunanimous jury verdict law permits juries to convict criminal defendants with only ten out of twelve votes a legal oddity among southern states the ordinance has survived multiple challenges since its ratification in 1880. In jim crows last stand thomas aiello tells the story of louisianas jury rule a provision that allows criminal convictions in cases where only nine out of twelve jurors vote to convict while most states require a unanimous jury in criminal cases louisiana does not an aberration that aiello attributes to post civil war redeemer politics. Request pdf jim crows last stand nonunanimous criminal jury verdicts in louisiana the last remnant of the racist redeemer agenda in the louisianas legal system the nonunanimous jury . The last remnant of the racist redeemer agenda in the louisianas legal system the nonunanimous jury verdict law permits juries to convict criminal defendants with only ten out of twelve votes a legal oddity among southern states the ordinance has survived multiple challenges since its ratification in 1880 despite the laws long history few are aware of its existence its original purpose . First edition hardback still available jim crows last stand nonunanimous criminal jury verdicts in louisiana the last remnant of the racist redeemer agenda in the louisianas legal system the nonunanimous jury verdict law permits juries to convict criminal defendants with only ten out of twelve votes