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No. 21-1553October Term 2021Decided November 7, 2022Updated Nov 7, 2022

Khorrami v. Arizona

This case asks whether Arizona could try a criminal defendant charged with a felony before a jury of fewer than 12 people.

Case status

DecidedDecision released November 7, 2022

Where it stands

Decided · November 7, 2022

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Question presented

Whether this Court should overrule Williams and its progeny to hold that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require a 12-person jury in every criminal case where the defendant is charged with a serious offense.

Timeline

Timing

Decided November 7, 2022

The Court released its decision on November 7, 2022 without hearing oral argument.

Argument and decision days

Activity

  • Opinion added: Opinion

    Nov 7, 2022 · Court records

  • Brief added: Petition

    Jun 8, 2022 · Court records

Sources

Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.

Checked Jul 25, 2026Methodology

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