Supreme Court· 6/30/1976

Ludwig v. Massachusetts

Citations

427 U.S. 618
96 S. Ct. 2781
49 L. Ed. 2d 732
1976 U.S. LEXIS 1

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noting that conviction after a bench trial may have adverse collateral consequences for a defendant
noting that conviction after a bench trial may have adverse collateral consequences for a defendant
recognizing the similarity between failure to appeal to de novo jury trial and waiving the right to trial by jury under the two-tier system employed by Massachusetts
\holding\ in Apodaca was that \the jury's verdict need not be unanimous\
affirming the constitutionality of a two-tier system where, after a conviction is entered in a bench trial, a de novo jury trial is available as of right
“holding” in Apodaca was that “the jury’s verdict need not be unanimous”

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Judges: Blackmun, Burger, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, White

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