No. 18-8748October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020
Docket 18-8748October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Alridge v. Louisiana
This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, which the Supreme Court agreed to hear.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
Case AcceptedApr 27, 2020
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 27, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for review of a decision by the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, which the Supreme Court agreed to hear.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment, requires a unanimous jury verdict to convict a defendant of a non-capital felony?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Apr 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology