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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| Plurality |
Blackmun, joined by Stevens |
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| Concurrence |
Stevens |
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| Concurrence |
White (in judgment) |
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| Concurrence |
Powell (in judgment), joined by Burger, Rehnquist |
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| Concur/dissent |
Brennan (in judgment), joined by Stewart, Marshall |
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| Laws applied |
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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]
See also
References
- ↑ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 356
External links
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- Beavers v. Haubert (1905)
- United States v. Provoo (1955)
- Pollard v. United States (1957)
- United States v. Ewell (1966)
- Klopfer v. North Carolina (1967)
- Smith v. Hooey (1969)
- Dickey v. Florida (1970)
- United States v. Marion (1971)
- Barker v. Wingo (1972)
- Strunk v. United States (1973)
- United States v. Lovasco (1977)
- United States v. MacDonald (1982)
- United States v. Loud Hawk (1986)
- Doggett v. United States (1992)
- Vermont v. Brillon (2009)
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- Gaines v. Washington (1928)
- In re Oliver (1948)
- Gannett Co., Inc. v. DePasquale (1979)
- Waller v. Georgia (1984)
- Presley v. Georgia (2010)
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| | | Impartial Jury Clause |
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| Availability |
- Callan v. Wilson (1888)
- Natal v. State (1891)
- Schick v. United States (1904)
- District of Columbia v. Colts (1930)
- District of Columbia v. Clawans (1937)
- United States v. Barnett (1964)
- Cheff v. Schnackenberg (1966)
- Duncan v. Louisiana (1968)
- Bloom v. Illinois (1968)
- DeStefano v. Woods (1968)
- Frank v. United States (1969)
- Baldwin v. New York (1970)
- Mayberry v. Pennsylvania (1971)
- Taylor v. Haynes (1974)
- Codispoti v. Pennsylvania (1974)
- Blanton v. North Las Vegas (1989)
- United States v. Nachtigal (1993)
- Lewis v. United States (1996)
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| Impartiality | |
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| Facts found | |
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| Size and unanimity | |
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- United States v. Dawson (1853)
- Jones v. United States (1890)
- Cook v. United States (1891)
- Burton v. United States (1905, 1906)
- Ruthenberg v. United States (1918)
- Lewis v. United States (1929)
- United States v. Cabrales (1998)
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| | | Information Clause |
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- Twitchell v. Pennsylvania (1868)
- Cole v. Arkansas (1948)
- Russell v. United States (1962)
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| Out-of-court statements | |
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| Face-to-face confrontation |
- Snyder v. Massachusetts (1934)
- Kentucky v. Stincer (1987)
- Coy v. Iowa (1988)
- Maryland v. Craig (1990)
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| Restrictions on cross-examination |
- Douglas v. Alabama (1965)
- McCray v. Illinois (1967)
- Smith v. Illinois (1968)
- Chambers v. Mississippi (1973)
- Davis v. Alaska (1974)
- Delaware v. Fensterer (1985)
- Delaware v. Van Arsdall (1986)
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| Right to present relevant evidence |
- Cooper v. California (1967)
- McCray v. Illinois (1967)
- Pennsylvania v. Ritchie (1987)
- Olden v. Kentucky (1988)
- Michigan v. Lucas (1991)
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| Choice |
- Chandler v. Fretag (1954)
- Morris v. Slappy (1983)
- Wheat v. United States (1988)
- Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered v. United States (1989)
- United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez (2006)
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| Appointment | |
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| Constructive denial |
- Avery v. Alabama (1940)
- Ferguson v. Georgia (1961)
- Brooks v. Tennessee (1972)
- Herring v. New York (1975)
- Geders v. United States (1976)
- Perry v. Leeke (1989)
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| Conflict-free |
- Glasser v. United States (1942)
- Dukes v. Warden (1972)
- Holloway v. Arkansas (1978)
- Cuyler v. Sullivan (1980)
- Burger v. Kemp (1987)
- Wheat v. United States (1988)
- Mickens v. Taylor (2002)
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- McMann v. Richardson (1970)
- United States v. Cronic (1984)
- Strickland v. Washington (1984)
- Hill v. Lockhart (1985)
- Nix v. Whiteside (1986)
- Kimmelman v. Morrison (1986)
- Lockhart v. Fretwell (1993)
- Smith v. Robbins (2000)
- Roe v. Flores-Ortega (2000)
- Williams v. Taylor (2000)
- Glover v. United States (2001)
- Bell v. Cone (2002)
- Woodford v. Visciotti (2002)
- Wiggins v. Smith (2003)
- Holland v. Jackson (2004)
- Florida v. Nixon (2004)
- Rompilla v. Beard (2005)
- Schriro v. Landrigan (2007)
- Wright v. Van Patten (2008)
- Knowles v. Mirzayance (2009)
- Bobby v. Van Hook (2009)
- Wong v. Belmontes (2009)
- Porter v. McCollum (2009)
- Wood v. Allen (2010)
- Padilla v. Kentucky (2010)
- Sears v. Upton (2010)
- Premo v. Moore (2011)
- Harrington v. Richter (2011)
- Cullen v. Pinholster (2011)
- Missouri v. Frye (2012)
- Lafler v. Cooper (2012)
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