First, ââthe selection of a petit jury from a representative cross section of the community is an essential component of the Sixth Amendment.ââ 89 This re-quirement applies only to jury panels or venires from which petit juries are chosen, and not to the composition of the petit juries themselves.
The smallest US state is unquestionably Rhode Island. It measures 1,545 sq mi (about 4,002 km2). It is approximately 37 miles wide and the length is 48 miles.
Alaska is the largest state in the union at more than 656,000 square miles. Florida is about one-tenth the size of Alaska. West Virginia ranks 41st among the 50 states in area. Missouri contains nearly 70,000 square miles. The first state, Delaware, is the second-smallest in the country. Oregon encompasses more than 98,000 square miles. Wisconsin lies roughly in the middle of states, size-wise.