No. 19-8042October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Docket 19-8042October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Taylor v. Florida
Lewis Taylor Jr. filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 18, 2020
- What it's about
Lewis Taylor Jr. filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review a decision by the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment’s right to a jury trial—as incorporated against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment—requires a unanimous verdict to convict a defendant of a non-capital felony?
- Case path
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Mar 30, 2026
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