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CRIMEJun 15 · 17:55 UTCWDIV CLICKONDETROITMark 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, focusing on the case of Hamed Kian, a Florida chiropractor convicted by a six-member jury. Kian's lawyers argue this violates the Sixth Amendment's jury trial guarantee, while Florida's attorney general defends the 1970 ruling allowing smaller juries.

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