Trial By Jury

  • RE: SIX-PERSON JURIES

    RE: SIX-PERSON JURIES Florida has a statute that requires the trial of non-capital criminal defendants by a six-person jury. Florida Statutes § 913.10. The United States Supreme Court upheld the Constitutionality of that statute in 1970. See Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970)(hereafter “The Williams Case”). The Court has agreed to reconsider its decision… Continue reading