No. 19-8088October Term 2019Decided May 26, 2020
Docket 19-8088October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Rodrigues v. Massachusetts
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Rodrigues against the state of Massachusetts, likely seeking review of a criminal conviction or state court judgment.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 26, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 26, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Rodrigues against the state of Massachusetts, likely seeking review of a criminal conviction or state court judgment.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth Amendment’s 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-petty offense?
- Case path
Appeals Court of Massachusetts / Decision released May 26, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
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