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 US by far. It is 663,000 square miles, compared to the second largest Texas at 269,000 square miles. The largest state in the union by area is Alaska, but it ranks 47th by population among US states. The five largest states in the US are Alaska, Texas, California, Montana, and New Mexico.