Ballew_v._Georgia

<i>Ballew v. Georgia</i>

Ballew v. Georgia

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.[1]

Quick Facts Ballew v. Georgia, Argued November 1, 1977 Decided March 21, 1978 ...

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  1. [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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