Polling a jury after their verdict, what's the point?

[gigi]

@bonzer

I suspect a good defence lawyer could have got a reasonable appeal out of this course of events, had it become known to anyone other than the jury and the usher. But the rest of us on the jury certainly felt that justice had still been done, even if the experience of a violent juror in a small room had been unnerving. (Anyway, had we stalled at 11-1 the judge would almost certainly have allowed a majority verdict.)

Even if he knew about a dissenter? That’s surprising to me. It would seem that unanimity would be required, even if it meant an alternate stepping in when someone becomes incapacitated.