The opinion,
The trial judge did give to the jury a single general instruction that their verdict had to be unanimous. This court has held that in a routine case when a jury is presented with multiple counts or schemes, it may be possible to protect the defendant's right to an unanimous jury verdict by such a general instruction. See United States v. Ferris,
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