Reducing jury cost and the chances for hung juries

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Question: A state jury convicted the defendant of felonious assault on a convenience store employee. Assume that state law had taken full advantage of the various methods of reducing jury cost and the chances for hung juries. The defendant's conviction would meet Sixth Amendment federal constitutional standards where the jury size/vote was

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