· 8/30/2023
Pablo Olivarez and Nercinia Lopez Olivarez v. Alberto Hugo Pena D/B/A Penco Collision and Customizing
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- 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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