Khorrami v. Arizona

Khorrami v. Arizona asks whether the Constitution requires a 12-person jury in every serious criminal case. The petitioner says Arizona could not try a felony case before fewer than 12 jurors and wants the Supreme Court to revisit earlier cases allowing smaller juries.

The case has not been argued, and no Supreme Court decision is available yet. The petitioner argues that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require a 12-person jury in serious criminal cases, while earlier Supreme Court cases allowed smaller juries.

The answer could affect how states run felony trials and how much protection defendants get when they face serious charges. For example, a person charged with a felony in Arizona could argue that a jury smaller than 12 is unconstitutional.

No decision window is available yet. Watch for oral argument to be scheduled or for another move from the Court.

He wants the Court to say the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require 12 jurors in every serious criminal case. That would mean revisiting earlier cases that allowed smaller juries.

Defendants facing felony charges in states that use fewer than 12 jurors could challenge those trials. State courts and prosecutors might need to change jury procedures.

The next sign of movement would be oral argument being scheduled or another order from the Court. Right now, no decision window is available.