Jury size in felony trials
Turner v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Trevante Turner argues that Florida violated his right to a jury trial by convicting him of serious felonies carrying possible life sentences before a six-person jury.
- What's at stake
- Turner’s request to challenge his conviction based on the jury’s size remains pending.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He asks the Supreme Court to review his claim and hold his petition while it considers the same jury-size issue in Kian.
Turner asks the Supreme Court to hold his petition until it resolves the same jury-size issue in Kian v. Florida, then handle his case in light of that decision.
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a twelve-person jury when he was charged with, and convicted of, serious felony offenses carrying sentences of up to life imprisonment by a jury of six?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument or decision date is set.
Documents
Docket activity
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More questions
- What did Florida’s appeals court do?
- Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal left Turner’s judgment and sentence in place.
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.