Justice Gorsuch Calls for Re-Evaluation of Jury Size Precedent in Supreme Court Decision

In a strongly worded dissent on Tuesday, Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed his dissatisfaction with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold precedents that allow for juries of fewer than 12 people in serious criminal cases. Gorsuch criticized the high court’s denial of Natoya Cunningham’s petition for a writ of certiorari following her conviction and eight-year prison sentence by a six-person jury. He highlighted that the Supreme Court had twice rejected petitions aiming to revisit its 1970 decision in Williams v. Florida, which approved the use of six-member juries in criminal cases. Citing historical contexts and previous decisions, Gorsuch stressed the need for the court to re-evaluate this precedent. For more details, read the complete article on Law360.