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CRIMEJun 15 · 17:55 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press

Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case

The Supreme Court will determine if states can use six-person juries in criminal cases instead of 12, focusing on the case of Hamed Kian, a Florida chiropractor convicted by a six-person jury. The decision could affect Florida and five other states that use smaller juries for non-death penalty cases. Kian's lawyers argue this violates the Sixth Amendment, while Florida's attorney general defends the 1970 ruling allowing six-person juries.

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