12-person juries in felony trials
Fernandez v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Carlos Fernandez’s petition asks whether he was denied his constitutional right to a 12-person jury while facing a felony charge.
- What's at stake
- Fernandez’s claim that he was entitled to a 12-person jury in his felony case remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Fernandez’s petition asks the Supreme Court to review a case from Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal and consider his 12-person-jury claim.
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 was charged with a felony?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument date or decision window is available unless the Court agrees to review it.
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.