§ 136.450 Number of jurors required for verdict

If you're charged with a crime and your case goes to trial, the jury's decision has to follow specific rules based on which way they're voting.

To find you guilty, all 12 jurors must agree. There's no wiggle room here. Even one juror who doesn't agree means the jury can't reach a guilty verdict.

To find you not guilty, at least 10 of the 12 jurors must agree. This means a not guilty verdict doesn't require every single juror to be on board, just a strong majority of at least 10 out of 12.

If the jury can't hit either of these numbers, that's when you end up with a hung jury, meaning the case didn't reach a final verdict either way.