cases that involve a plaintiff suing another person for damages & ect.
defendant the person being sued
plaintiff the person fulling the lawsuit
U.S Court system
Furman vs Georgia (1972 suspended the use of the death penalty
. the supreme court ruled the way death penalty was being used
was "arbitrarily" freakish . the ban on the death penalty would
last 4 years
Gregg vs Georgia A jury found Gregg guilty of armed robbery and
murder and sentenced him to death. On appeal, the Georgia
Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence except as to its
imposition for the robbery conviction
Miranda v. Arizona(1996)
Mapp v. Ohio,
Dollree Mapp was convicted of possessing obscene
materials after an admittedly illegal police search of her
home for a fugitive. She appealed her conviction on the
basis of freedom of expression.
The peoloce said they didnt read him his mirand right an on appeal, the Supreme
Court of Arizona affirmed and held that Miranda’s constitutional rights were not
violated because he did not specifically request council
Supreme court
Court of appeals
Superior court
District court
NC Court System
US Federal Court System
US District Court
U.S circuit Court of appeals
U.S supreme court
Administrative law
Constitutional law
case over constitutional issues
Giden vs Wainwight
established a right to a lawyer
Sixth Amendment
guarantees right to a lawyer ,
right to trail
fair, speedy , public trail
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adjudication, or the enforcement of a specific regulatory
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