Right to a 12-person jury
Gary Jerome Miller v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Gary Jerome Miller challenges his Florida conviction, arguing that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments entitled him to a 12-person jury; Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld his judgment and sentence.
- What's at stake
- Miller's challenge to his conviction based on his claimed right to a 12-person jury remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court has distributed his petition for a conference, but that does not mean it has agreed to hear the case.
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld Miller's judgment and sentence before he asked the Supreme Court to review his jury-size claim.
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury?
What happens next
The petition is on the Court's Oct. 9, 2026, conference list. That does not mean the Court has agreed to hear the case, and no order date is guaranteed.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.