<P> When , under the Fourteenth Amendment , the Supreme Court extended the right to a trial by jury to defendants in state courts , it re-examined some of the standards . It has been held that twelve came to be the number of jurors by `` historical accident , '' and that a jury of six would be sufficient , but anything less would deprive the defendant of a right to trial by jury . The Sixth Amendment mandates unanimity in a federal jury trial . However , the Supreme Court has ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment , while requiring states to provide jury trials for serious crimes , does not incorporate all the elements of a jury trial within the meaning of the Sixth Amendment . Thus , states are not mandated to require jury unanimity , unless the jury has only six members . </P>
<P> When , under the Fourteenth Amendment , the Supreme Court extended the right to a trial by jury to defendants in state courts , it re-examined some of the standards . It has been held that twelve came to be the number of jurors by `` historical accident , '' and that a jury of six would be sufficient , but anything less would deprive the defendant of a right to trial by jury . The Sixth Amendment mandates unanimity in a federal jury trial . However , the Supreme Court has ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment , while requiring states to provide jury trials for serious crimes , does not incorporate all the elements of a jury trial within the meaning of the Sixth Amendment . Thus , states are not mandated to require jury unanimity , unless the jury has only six members . </P>
where is the right to trial by jury found
where is the right to trial by jury found
Fourteenth Amendment Sixth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment Sixth Amendment