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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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  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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United States Sixth Amendment case law

Impartial Jury Clause

Confrontation Clause

Assistance of Counsel Clause

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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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