No. 18-9463October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020
Docket 18-9463October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Brooks v. Louisiana
Michael Brooks petitioned the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, and the Court granted the petition to hear the case.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 27, 2020
- What it's about
Michael Brooks petitioned the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, and the Court granted the petition to hear the case.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment’s right to a jury trial—as applied to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment—requires a unanimous verdict to convict a defendant of a serious offense?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First 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
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