Six-member juries satisfy the requirements of the Sixth Amendment.

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The Sixth Amendment requires a jury to be an impartial panel that represents a cross-section of the community, but it does not specify the number of jurors. The Supreme Court has ruled that six-member juries are constitutionally sufficient in both Williams v. Florida (1970) and Ballew v. Georgia (1978), establishing that juries of fewer than six members would not meet this standard, but six or more do satisfy the requirements of the Sixth Amendment.

Six-Member Juries Satisfy the Requirements of the Sixth Amendment