Legal Opinion
Sanford v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 13, 2009No. 08-5402PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge:
In challenging his conviction by a military court-martial consisting of less than six persons, Kevin Sanford invites this court to hold that his rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment were violated. He relies on the Supreme Court’s announcement of a constitutional minimum six-person jury for the trial of civilian, non-petty offenses in Ballew v. Georgia, 435 U.S. 223, 98 S.Ct. 1029, 55 L.Ed.2d 234 (1978), and suggests it is the government’s burden to show that his due process rights were not violated.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Charles Kowal v. MCI Communications CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Parker v. LevySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Schlesinger v. CouncilmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. EarlsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2011
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