Williams v. Florida

Case Date: 07/22/1970

Williams v. Florida 399 U.S. 78 (1970) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, argued on 4 March 1970 and decided on 22 June 1970. The Court held that the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution 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.