Commentary for Sanhedrin 33:20

אמר רב כהנא סנהדרי שראו כולן לחובה פוטרין אותו מ"ט כיון דגמירי הלנת דין למעבד ליה זכותא והני תו לא חזו ליה

if eleven find the man not guilty and twelve find him guilty, there is still a majority of only one;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And for conviction, a majority of two is necessary; v. p. 3. ');">³²</span> and if there are ten for not guilty and thirteen for guilty, there is a majority of three? — R. Abbahu said: [The majority of two] is possible only where [two] judges are added,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As in the following case: If eleven found him guilty and eleven not guilty, while the twenty-third is dubious, the law provides for an addition of two members. In case these agree with the accusers, the majority for condemnation is then two, v. Mishnah infra 40a. ');">³³</span>

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