Twelve persons shall constitute a jury to try all capital cases, and six persons shall constitute a jury to try all other criminal cases.
Fla. Stat. § 913.10
Number of jurors
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Williams v. Florida (1970)
Most recently applied in 922 So. 2d 508 - State v. Jones (February 2006)
History.--s. 191, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(198); s. 87, ch. 70-339.
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Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.