Andres v. United States

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Andres v. United States
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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

  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.