Williams v. Florida
| Williams v. Florida | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
English Wikisource has original text related to this article:
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.