Hurst V. Florida
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| Date decided | January 12, 2016 |
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of the United States |
| Citations | U. S. |
| Majority | Sotomayor |
| Roberts | |
| Scalia | |
| Kennedy | |
| Thomas, Ginsburg | |
| Kagan | |
| Dissent | Alito |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 916415 |
About Hurst V. Florida
Hurst v. Florida, 577 U. S. ___, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court, in an 8-1 ruling, applied the rule of Ring v. Arizona to the Florida capital sentencing scheme, holding that the Sixth Amendment requires a jury to find the aggravating factors necessary for imposing the death penalty.
