12-person jury trials
Donald Kirk McDonald, Jr. v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Donald Kirk McDonald, Jr. asks the Supreme Court to review whether his trial violated his right to a 12-person jury under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld his conviction and sentence.
- What's at stake
- McDonald’s challenge to his conviction and sentence remains unresolved at the Supreme Court; Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld them.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
McDonald was convicted and sentenced in Martin County, Florida.
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal upheld McDonald’s conviction and sentence before he sought Supreme Court review.
Question presented
Whether Petitioner was deprived of his right, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, to a trial by a 12-person jury?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear the case. No argument or decision date is set while review remains ungranted.
Documents
Docket activity
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AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
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Brief added: Petition
Sources
Primary materials from the Court and the parties. Grounded in docket records and cited sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.