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Duncan v. Louisiana

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In jury: History and use
…state, but, in 1968 in Duncan v. Louisiana, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a jury trial is a constitutional right in all criminal cases in which the penalty may exceed six months’ imprisonment. In civil cases its constitutional status is more various, but jury trial generally is available…
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In McDonald v. City of Chicago
…to trial by jury (Duncan v. Louisiana [1968]). The court held that the Duncan standard constituted a departure from the less-inclusive test that had been used in incorporation cases since the late 19th century—namely, whether the right is of “the very essence of a scheme of ordered liberty” (Palko…
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