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Supreme Court· 6/22/1970

Baldwin v. New York

Citations

  • 399 U.S. 66
  • 90 S. Ct. 1886
  • 26 L. Ed. 2d 437
  • 1970 U.S. LEXIS 20

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that crimes authorizing punishment for over six months are “serious” under Duncan for purposes of the Sixth Amendment’s right to trial by jury
  • holding that a defendant who faced a sentence of six months was entitled to a jury trial
  • holding that a defendant who faced a sentence of six months was entitled to a jury trial
  • holding that the Sixth Amendment requires a jury trial for any crimes punishable by imprisonment for more than six months
  • holding that a right to a jury trial existed in “serious” offenses punishable by incarceration of at least six months
  • holding that where a conviction would result in a sentence exceeding six months’ incarceration, an accused must be afforded his right to a jury trial

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Judges: White, Black, Burger, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Douglas

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577 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named Baldwin v. New York

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