Barbour v. Louisiana
Brief Details
- Case No.: 10-689
- Brief Filed: December 23, 2010
- Jurisdiction: United States Supreme Court
Key Topics in the Brief
Briefs
Prior Decision
Decision below 35 So.3d 1142 (La.App. 2010).
Argument(s)
Non-unanimous verdicts significantly undermine the administration of criminal justice. Rules permitting non-unanimous verdicts have increased the risk of error and unfairness. Because cases presenting these concerns are numerous and recurring, the constitutionality of divided criminal verdicts and the correctness of the Supreme Court’s 1972 decision in Apodaca v. Oregon, 406 U.S. 404 (1972), in which the Court held that the Sixth Amendment does not entitle criminal defendants to a unanimous jury verdict in state court, warrant the Court’s reconsideration.
Author(s)
Jonathan L. Marcus, Elizabeth-Ann D. Katz, and Matthew S. Krauss, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC.
