Supreme Court· 4/14/1930

Patton v. United States

Citations

281 U.S. 276
50 S. Ct. 253
74 L. Ed. 854
1930 U.S. LEXIS 382
70 A.L.R. 263

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holding that a criminal defendant could waive right to trial by jury and be tried by court alone
holding that “a person charged with a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term of years may, consistent ] with the [C]onstitution[ ] ..., waive trial by a jury”
holding that right to jury composed of a constitutionally requisite number of jurors may be waived, rejecting numerous “public policy” arguments to the contrary
holding that, before the constitutional right to a jury may be waived, the “express and intelligent consent of the defendant” must be obtained
holding that, before the constitutional right to a jury may be waived, the \express and intelligent consent of the defendant\ must be obtained
holding that right to jury composed of a constitutionally requisite number of jurors may be waived, rejecting numerous \public policy\ arguments to the contrary

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Judges: Sutherland, Sanford, Holmes, Brandéis, Stone

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