Right to a 12-person jury
King v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Jonathan King asks whether Florida violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to a 12-person jury in a serious-felony case.
- What's at stake
- King's jury claim remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not decided whether to review it or whether his jury rights were violated.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review that question and hold his case until it resolves the same question in Kian v. Florida.
King's petition says the same jury-size question appears in Kian v. Florida, which the Supreme Court has agreed to hear.
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 next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear King's case. No argument date or decision timing is set.
Documents
Docket activity
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Brief added: Petition
More questions
- What has King asked the Court to do while Kian is pending?
- He asks the Court to hold his petition until it resolves the same jury-size question in Kian v. Florida.
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.