Apodaca v. Oregon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Details of the conviction upheld
Impact analysis of the case on future law
Conviction_affirmed_by_the_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law case
Analysis of the significance of the case
gptkbp:court Influenced state laws on jury verdicts
Affirmed_the_conviction_of_Apodaca
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
April 20, 1972
gptkbp:firstClaim Led to reevaluation of jury verdict laws
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Civil_Rights_era_jurisprudence
gptkbp:historicalEvent Originated_in_Oregon_state_courts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apodaca v. Oregon
gptkbp:impact Influenced future jury trial rights cases
gptkbp:judges Justice Harry Blackmun
Argued against non-unanimous verdicts
Impact on future jury trial rights cases
Judicial outcome favored state law
Majority opinion supported non-unanimous verdicts
Outcome of judicial review of state law
Supreme_Court_review_of_state_law
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Oregon
gptkbp:legal_principle Analysis of legal context of the case
gptkbp:legal_representation Examined the fairness of jury trials
gptkbp:legalStatus Analysis of the legal outcome of the case
Debate over jury unanimity requirements
Non-unanimous verdicts permissible in some states
Part of the legal framework for jury trials
Sixth_Amendment_right_to_a_jury_trial
Addressed_the_scope_of_the_Sixth_Amendment
Jury_trial_rights_in_the_United_States
Upheld_Oregon's_non-unanimous_jury_law
gptkbp:notableFeature 406 U.S. 404 (1972)
Analysis of jury trial rights
Referenced in legal discussions on jury trials
Relevant to discussions on jury reform
Significant in jury trial jurisprudence
Details_of_the_Supreme_Court's_decision
Study_of_jury_trial_rights_in_America
gptkbp:outcome Conviction upheld
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:State_of_Oregon
Joaquin_Apodaca
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:precedent Non-unanimous jury verdicts are constitutional
Used in later cases regarding jury verdicts
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Johnson_v._Louisiana
Implications for state jury laws
gptkbp:viewpoint Dissent argued for stricter jury requirements
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4