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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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.
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Opinion added: Opinion
Brief added: Petition
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Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.



