LEVINE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari in this case primarily to decide whether unanimity of a jury verdict under the Maryland Constitution is an imperative requirement that cannot be waived by the defendant in a criminal case. Following appellee's purported waiver of jury unanimity, he was convicted of robbery by a nine-to-three vote of a jury in the Criminal Court of Baltimore. He then appealed the conviction to the Court of Special...
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