Balzac v. Porto Rico
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balzac-v-porto-rico-262-9896761
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Balzac v. Porto Rico
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Balzac v. Porto Rico, 258 U.S. 298 (1922), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that certain provisions of the U.S. Constitution did not apply to territories not incorporated into the union. It originated when Jesús M. Balzac was prosecuted for criminal libel in a district court of Puerto Rico. Balzac declared that his rights had been violated under the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as he was denied a trial by jury since the code of criminal procedure of Pue
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1922 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balzac_v._Porto_Rico
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2023-09-13T01:48:18Z
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