Williams v. Florida | |
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Argued March 4, 1970 Decided June 22, 1970 | |
Full case name | Williams v. State of Florida |
Citations | 399 U.S. 78 (more) 90 S. Ct. 1893; 26 L. Ed. 2d 446; 1970 U.S. LEXIS 98 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Williams v. State, 224 So. 2d 406 (Fla. 3d DCA 1969); cert. granted, 396 U.S. 955 (1969). |
Holding | |
(1) The Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination does not excuse a criminal defendant from giving the prosecution notice of the identities of his alibi witnesses. (2) The Sixth Amendment does not require that a jury must consist of 12 jurors. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Burger, Brennan; Harlan, Stewart, Marshall (Part I); Black, Douglas (Part II) |
Concurrence | Burger |
Concur/dissent | Black, joined by Douglas |
Concur/dissent | Harlan |
Concur/dissent | Stewart |
Dissent | Marshall (in part) |
Blackmun took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amends. V, VI, XIV |
Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78 (1970), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Fifth Amendment does not entitle a defendant in a criminal trial to refuse to provide details of his alibi witnesses to the prosecution, and that the Sixth Amendment does not require a jury to have 12 members.[1]