Gary Duncan
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Gary Duncan was the African American teenager whose criminal case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Duncan v. Louisiana, which incorporated the right to a jury trial against the states.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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criminal defendant ⓘ person ⓘ |
| amendmentInvolved |
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealedTo | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145 (1968) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeAtSupremeCourt | conviction reversed ⓘ |
| constitutionalRightInvolved | right to a jury trial ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasRole | petitioner in Duncan v. Louisiana ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central figure in a landmark incorporation case
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helped establish that serious criminal offenses in state courts require jury trials ⓘ |
| legalCase | Duncan v. Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
application of the Sixth Amendment to the states
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incorporation of the Sixth Amendment via the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ right to trial by jury in criminal cases ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the defendant in the case that led to Duncan v. Louisiana
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his role in the incorporation of the right to jury trial against the states ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Louisiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raceAsLegalContext | African American teenager in the Jim Crow–era South ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | selective incorporation ⓘ |
| relatedField |
constitutional law
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criminal procedure ⓘ |
| relatedRight |
due process of law
ⓘ
right to fair trial ⓘ |
| requested | trial by jury ⓘ |
| sentenceReceived |
$150 fine
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60 days in prison ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCase | 1960s ⓘ |
| wasAccusedOf | simple battery ⓘ |
| wasConvictedIn | Louisiana state court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasDenied | jury trial in Louisiana state court ⓘ |
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