Unanimous military jury verdicts
Jonatan O. RosarioMartinez v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Four service members—Jonatan O. RosarioMartinez, Leo J.
- Who it affects
- The four service members received no Supreme Court ruling on whether their court-martial convictions could rest on nonunanimous votes.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Navarro Aguirre, Jesus Martinez, and Alexander L. Driskill—challenge their military-court convictions, asking whether the Fifth Amendment allows a panel of non-judge members to convict without unanimous agreement.
The four service members' cases arose from court-martial convictions, and their petition questioned whether a panel of nonjudges could convict without all members agreeing.
Question presented
Does the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause permit conviction in a court-martial by the non-unanimous vote of a panel of lay members?
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