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Duncan v. Louisiana

391 U.S. 145 (1968)

A simple battery charge, a two-year maximum, and no jury allowed

In one lineEn una línea: The right to a jury trial for serious offenses is fundamental and applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.El derecho a juicio por jurado en delitos graves es fundamental y se aplica a los estados a través de la Decimocuarta Enmienda.
RuleRegla: The Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, as applied to the states by the Due Process Clause, guarantees a jury in any criminal case that would be entitled to one in federal court; a crime punishable by up to two years in prison is a serious offense, not a petty one.
Why this case is herePor qué está aquí este caso: The incorporation case for the jury trial right: the Fourteenth Amendment applies the Sixth Amendment to the states for serious offenses.
Procedural posturePostura procesal: Duncan's request for a jury trial on a misdemeanor battery charge was denied under Louisiana law; convicted; the Supreme Court reversed.

AssignedAsignado: 2026-11-13

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