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1978 United States Supreme Court case

Ballew v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 223 (1978), was a case heard by the United States Supreme Court that held that a Georgia state statute authorizing criminal conviction upon the unanimous vote of a jury of five was unconstitutional . The constitutional minimum size for a jury hearing petty criminal offenses was held to be six.[1]

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• List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 435

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1. ↑ Varat, J.D. et al. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 356

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• Text of Ballew v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 223 (1978) is available from: Cornell Google Scholar Internet Archive (docket files) Justia Library of Congress Oyez (oral argument audio)

United States Sixth Amendment case law

Impartial Jury Clause

Confrontation Clause

Assistance of Counsel Clause

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