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Andres v. United States

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Andres v. United States
Decided April 26, 1948
Full case nameAndres v. United States
Citations333 U.S. 740 (more)
Holding
Jury verdicts must be unanimous for federal prosecutions.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Stanley F. Reed
Felix Frankfurter · William O. Douglas
Frank Murphy · Robert H. Jackson
Wiley B. Rutledge · Harold H. Burton
Case opinion
MajorityReed, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. VI

Andres v. United States, 333 U.S. 740 (1948), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that jury verdicts must be unanimous for federal prosecutions.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Andres v. United States, 333 U.S. 740 (1948).
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Jury Unanimity". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. p. 271.
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