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| (1833)-Barron owned a pier in Baltimore. And the city controlled the water level, consequently the water level decreased considerably and left Barron's pier on land. Said that it disrupted his business. Barron lost the case. |
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| the law effects you, you cannot just bring a suit to sourt just because you disagree |
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| suits brought by an entire group of people |
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| prayer written for all schools to recite prayer and bible readings |
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| required teachers to read 10 lines from the Bible once a week |
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| involves moment of silence. It was argued unconstitutional, but it can be religously nuetral. |
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| involved prayer and religious figures at public school graduation. |
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| you can have holiday decorations if they are not religious, and if they are you must represent all holidays of the time period. |
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| Terry and friends in downtown Cleveland looked like they were going to rob a store because they were pacin goutside. An officer saw them, searched him, and found a concealed weapon. |
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| allows wiretapping to happen |
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| (1964)-Danny Escobedo and his brother in law were accused of murder. Attorneys came to the station and the officers lied and said that they were not there. The case was thrown out. You have a right to an attorney during interregation. |
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| (1972)-Right to defend yourself, you don't need counsel. |
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| Physical vs testimonial evidence. Truck driver involved in accident, killing ohter driver. Truck driver's breath smelled of alcohol, while in hospital officer asked to take blood test BAC. State has the right to test BAC. |
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| 16 yr old black boy killed a white pharmacist. He was convicted and given the death penalty. He was to be electricuted in front of community. The chair was broken, only giving him small shocks. Facing execution was argued to be cruel and unusual. Was not considered double jeopardy. Ruled as not cruel and unusual because it was an accident. |
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| (1970s)-Argued that the death penalty used in the U.S. currently is cruel and unusual punishment. Sent 900 pages to Supreme Court. Said that poor and minority are more likely to get death penalty. Converted all death row inmates to life inprisonment. |
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| Took after Furman v. Georgia. Supreme Court said the death penalty as itself is not cruel and unusual. |
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| Coker was saved from Furman case, serving 3 consecutive life sentences, escaped from prison. Went to home of married couple, battered husband, raped, robbed, and kidnapped wife. Georgia was excessively harsh for rape. Could only be used for murder, not rape of adult woman. |
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| A court case in Arizona concerning Gerald Gault, 16 yr old, who made an obscene phone call to a neighbor woman. Gault was taken into custody. Had a hear, no lawyer present because was not a trial. There was no jury and no accuser. There was only a statement by the officer that was given to the judge. Judge ordered him to be in juvenille hall for 5 yrs. Juvenilles have the right to attorney and right to confron the accuser. |
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| Intent of the defendent. Police enducing an innocent person to do a crime. |
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| Scott was a slave liveing in a slave state and was taken to a free state, but then brought back to a slave state. He said that because he moved to a free state that meant he was free and couldnt be taken back to a slave state. Could not become a citizen or go to court because constitutions said only whites. |
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