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 In NY, all jurors must agree to convict—12 for felonies, 6 for misdemeanors.

If they cannot, a judge issues an Allen charge urging continued deliberation. Still deadlocked? The case ends in a mistrial—neither conviction nor acquittal.

Conviction requires agreement beyond a reasonable doubt—an honest, reason-based doubt grounded in the evidence (or lack of it).

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