Billy Lee Ballew v. State of Georgia
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
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| gptkbp:citation |
gptkb:435_U.S._223
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| gptkbp:constitution |
gptkb:Sixth_Amendment
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| gptkbp:date |
1978
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| gptkbp:decision |
majority opinion
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Billy_Lee_Ballew_v._State_of_Georgia
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Six-member juries in criminal cases are unconstitutional
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Billy Lee Ballew v. State of Georgia
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| gptkbp:judge |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Georgia
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| gptkbp:legalIssue |
jury size
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| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:Justice_Blackmun
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| gptkbp:petitioner |
Billy Lee Ballew
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| gptkbp:plotSummary |
The Supreme Court held that a five-member jury in criminal cases violates the right to a trial by jury.
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| gptkbp:response |
gptkb:State_of_Georgia
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ballew_v._Georgia
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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