Hurst v. Florida

577 U.S. 92 · Decided January 12, 2016 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Hurst v. Florida was decided on January 12, 2016 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jury trial right” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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Hurst v. Florida

SCDB identifiers: case 2015-007, docket 2015-007-01.

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