Jackson was among hundreds of Americans imprisoned on non-unanimous verdicts, which were ruled unconstitutional in 2020.
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Brandon Jackson was convicted of armed robbery by a 10-2 jury in 1997. Split verdicts are no longer legal.
![Mollie Peoples headed to the Bossier Parish Courthouse on October 21, 2021 for a hearing for her son Brandon Jackson who was convicted of armed robbery 24 years ago [Nicholas Chrastil/The Lens]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/0O5A9313-2.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people imprisoned in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts.
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