Duncan v. Louisiana

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:argued_on November 20, 1967
gptkbp:case_analysis used in law schools
impact on criminal justice
gptkbp:case_number Duncan was convicted without a jury trial.
No. 67-1252
involved a battery charge
gptkbp:case_outcome unanimous decision
influenced state constitutions
affirmed the necessity of jury trials
gptkbp:case_significance gptkb:cultural_landmark
gptkbp:case_types criminal law
constitutional law case
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
May 20, 1968
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:historical_significance important for civil liberties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duncan v. Louisiana
gptkbp:impact influenced future jury trial cases
gptkbp:influenced_by previous cases on jury trials
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:State_of_Louisiana
gptkb:David_Duncan
gptkbp:is_applicable_to state courts
gptkbp:is_cited_in 391 U. S. 145
gptkbp:judicial_review constitutional law
Supreme Court review
gptkbp:legal_context due process
gptkbp:legal_framework American legal system
strengthened defendants' rights
gptkbp:legal_issue right to a jury trial
gptkbp:legal_outcome overturned state law
expanded jury trial rights
reaffirmed jury trial rights
gptkbp:legal_principle fundamental fairness
gptkbp:legal_representation incorporation doctrine
gptkbp:legislation right to counsel
due process clause
equal protection clause
gptkbp:outcome expanded the right to a jury trial
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Gideon_v._Wainwright
established jury trial as a right
incorporation of the Sixth Amendment
influenced future rulings on jury trials
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Apodaca_v._Oregon
gptkb:Williams_v._Florida
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Sixth_Amendment
gptkbp:significance affirmed the right to jury trials in serious criminal cases
gptkbp:year gptkb:1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4