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Burch v. Louisiana 441 U.S. 130 (1979) was a case decided by the United States Supreme Court that invalidated a Louisiana statute allowing a conviction upon a nonunanimous verdict from a jury of six for a petty offense. The statute allowed for conviction if only five jurors agreed and this was held to be a violation of the Sixth Amendment.