Ballew v. Georgia (No. 76-761) ___
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BRENNAN, J., Separate Opinion

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

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435 U.S. 223

Ballew v. Georgia

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA

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No. 76-761 Argued: November 1, 1977 --- Decided: March 21, 1978

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MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN, with whom MR. JUSTICE STEWART and MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL join.

I join MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN's opinion insofar as it holds that the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require juries in criminal trials to contain more than five persons. However, I cannot agree that petitioner can be subjected to a new trial, since I continue to adhere to my belief that Ga.Code Ann. 26-2101 (1972) is overbroad, and therefore facially unconstitutional. See Sanders v. Georgia, 424 U.S. 931 (1976) (dissent from denial of certiorari). See also Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 413 U.S. 49, 73 (1973) (BRENNAN, J., dissenting).