A Brief History of Trial by Jury in the United States, Per the Supreme Court
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Erlinger v. United States, 2024 WL 3074427 (U.S. June 21, 2024), that a criminal defendant is entitled, under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments, to have a jury unanimously determine beyond a reasonable doubt whether his past offenses were committed on separate occasions for purposes of the Armed Career…
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