Kly/DT: what is the jurisprudential reasoning that supports a petit jury for a felony case, especially murder?
A subsequent post reminded me that you had asked this. I'm not sure what you're looking for. Do you mean a petit jury as opposed to a grand jury, or do you mean just the number of jurors, who serve on a trial?
Florida passed a statute in 1970 which created the six person jury for everything except capital crimes. It has been to the U.S. Supreme court twice and has been found to be constitutional. I think only 5 other states have this.
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