12-person juries in felony trials
Ryan Artese Watson, Jr. v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Ryan Artese Watson, Jr. filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments entitled him to a 12-person jury in his Florida felony trial.
- What's at stake
- Whether Watson was entitled to a 12-person jury in his Florida felony trial remains unresolved.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Watson's petition seeks review of a case from Florida's Second 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 was charged with a felony?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision date is scheduled.
Documents
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Sources
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