Right to a 12-person jury
Styles v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Willie Styles III asks whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require a 12-person jury for someone charged with a serious felony. His case comes from Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not decided whether Styles was entitled to a 12-person jury in his Florida case.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Styles's case came from Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal.
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury when the defendant is charged with a serious felony?
What happens next
The petition was distributed for the Court's Oct. 9, 2026 conference. The next step is a decision on whether to hear it; no oral argument or decision date is set.
Documents
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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.