<P> Originally , the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial indicated a right to `` a trial by jury as understood and applied at common law , and includes all the essential elements as they were recognized in this country and England when the Constitution was adopted . '' Therefore , it was held that juries had to be composed of twelve persons and that verdicts had to be unanimous , as was customary in England . </P>
<P> Originally , the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial indicated a right to `` a trial by jury as understood and applied at common law , and includes all the essential elements as they were recognized in this country and England when the Constitution was adopted . '' Therefore , it was held that juries had to be composed of twelve persons and that verdicts had to be unanimous , as was customary in England . </P>
where is a right to a trial by jury found
where is a right to a trial by jury found
Sixth Amendment
Sixth Amendment