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Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Criminal Cases Must Have 12 Jurors, in Florida Case
The justices will weigh whether the Sixth Amendment requires 12 jurors, a ruling that could affect thousands of Florida convictions, state officials said.
- On Monday, The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether states can use juries of six people in criminal cases, hearing the appeal of Hamed Kian, who argues the smaller size violates his Sixth Amendment rights.
- Florida uses six-person juries for all criminal cases not involving the death penalty; Kian, a 45-year-old chiropractor, contends the Constitution requires a body of twelve people.
- In 1970, the court ruled by a 7-1 vote that the number twelve was not sacrosanct, with Justice Thurgood Marshall as the only dissenter in the Florida case.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier argued that overturning the 1970 precedent would imperil convictions in Florida and five other states that have relied on the rule for more than 50 years.
- Recently, the court has placed renewed emphasis on the original understanding of the Constitution, and justices will hear arguments in the fall regarding whether the jury right allows for adaptation.
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Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12.
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to review whether states can use juries of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the traditional 12 members, a practice whose constitutionality could have implications for several states.
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