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Kian v. Florida

Whether a defendant charged with a serious felony has a Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment right to a twelve-person jury, and whether Williams v. Florida (1970) should be overruled.

Kian was convicted by a six-person jury of practicing with a suspended license. Florida and five other states use six-person juries for non-capital criminal cases. He argues the Sixth Amendment requires twelve jurors and that Williams v. Florida was wrongly decided.

Could overturn 55-year-old precedent and require twelve-person juries nationwide, upending the criminal-justice systems of states that permit smaller panels.