Ballew v. Georgia
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Ballew v. Georgia | |||||
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Argued November 1, 1977 Decided March 21, 1978 |
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Full case name | Claude D. Ballew v. State of Georgia | ||||
Citations | 435 U.S. 223 (more)
435 U.S. 223, 98 S.Ct. 1029, 55 L.Ed.2d 234, 3 Media L. Rep. 1979
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Holding | |||||
A criminal conviction based on a five person jury is unconstitutional, the minimum size for a jury hearing a petty offense is six. | |||||
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Case opinions | |||||
Plurality | Blackmun, joined by Stevens | ||||
Concurrence | Stevens | ||||
Concurrence | White (in judgment) | ||||
Concurrence | Powell (in judgment), joined by Burger, Rehnquist | ||||
Concur/dissent | Brennan (in judgment), joined by Stewart, Marshall | ||||
Laws applied | |||||
United States Constitution, Amendment VI |
Ballew v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 223 (1978), was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court that held that a Georgia state statute authorizing criminal conviction upon the unanimous vote of a jury of five was unconstitutional. The constitutional minimum size for a jury hearing petty criminal offenses was held to be six.[1]
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References
- ↑ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 356