Twelve-person juries
Scottie Jay Black v. Florida
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Scottie Jay Black filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to decide whether the Constitution requires a 12-person jury to try a defendant accused of a felony.
- What's at stake
- The Supreme Court has not decided whether Black's case requires a 12-person jury.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
Black's petition lists a 2026 Florida First District Court of Appeal case, Black v. State, as related.
Question presented
Whether the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment requires a twelve-person jury to try?
What happens next
The Court must decide whether to hear Black's request. No oral argument or decision date is scheduled, and review must be granted before argument can take place.
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.