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Ballew v. Georgia

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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.

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↑ 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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Impartial Jury Clause

Confrontation Clause

Assistance of Counsel Clause

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Which 1972 case found the death sentence to be unconstitutional?+

On June 29, 1972, the Court decided in a complicated ruling, Furman v. Georgia, that the application of the death penalty in three cases was unconstitutional. The Court would clarify that ruling in a later case in 1976, putting the death penalty back on the books under different circumstances.

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Which minimum number for a jury did the Supreme Court mandate in their ruling in Ballew v. Georgia question 2 options a six b twelve c nine d five?+

Ballew contended that a jury of only five was constitutionally inadequate to assess the contemporary standards of the community, and that the sixth and fourteenth amendments required a jury of at least six members in criminal cases.

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The Supreme Court's Ruling The Supreme Court ruled 4–1 that Georgia did not possess sovereign immunity and was subject to suit by individual plaintiffs in federal court.

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