{"id":639,"date":"2012-04-17T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T19:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/?p=639"},"modified":"2012-04-17T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T19:30:13","slug":"duncan-v-louisiana-391-u-s-145-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/duncan-v-louisiana-391-u-s-145-1968\/","title":{"rendered":"Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145 (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Facts: <\/strong>Duncan was convicted of simple battery (a misdemeanor) and was sentenced to serve 60 days in the parish prison and pay a fine of $150. Duncan sought a jury trial but was denied because the Louisiana Constitution grants jury trials only in cases in which capital punishment or imprisonment at hard labor may be imposed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defendant\u2019s Argument: <\/strong>A trial by jury is \u201cfundamental to the American scheme of justice\u201d and protects against arbitrary rule, which is one of the major themes in our country\u2019s settlement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>State\u2019s Argument: <\/strong>If a right to a jury trial is granted in every criminal case, the state\u2019s resources will be exhausted. Also, it is not wise to allow \u201claymen\u201d to determine the facts because they are untrained. Furthermore, if the court holds that the 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment assures a right to a jury trial, it will \u201ccast doubt on the integrity of every trial conducted without a jury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Judgment: <\/strong>Reversed and remanded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Court\u2019s Reasoning: <\/strong>The right to a jury trial in a criminal case is fundamental and present in the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment. The 14<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment should incorporate this right because it is so \u201cfundamental to the American scheme of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dissent: <\/strong>The right to a jury trial varies from state to state. 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