Richard Bridgeman Gustafson v. Oregon
Privacy
Whether a criminal trial in the State of Oregon that did not guarantee a unanimous verdict, leading the defendant to choose a bench trial, was unconstitutional under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments
QUESTION PRESENTED If a criminal trial in the State of Oregon did not guarantee a unanimous verdict, leading defendant to choose a bench trial, was this unconstitutional under the sixth and fourteenth amendment? a Quoting from Ramos v. Louisiana: “[T]he Sixth Amendment requires” . _ unanimity, and that the guarantee is fully applicable against the States under the Fourteenth Amendment.” and that “if the jury trial right requires a unanimous verdict in federal court, it requires no less in state court.” i Writ of Certiorari Question Presented: A159489-R. Gustafson 07193901