Fourth Amendment - Unreasonable searches
and seizures Warrants
1967: Katz v. United States - User of a public phone
booth had a invasion of privacy, the police needed a
search warrant to listen.
1968: Terry v. Ohio - Used illegally obtained
against the defendant
1973: Schneckloth V. Bustamonte - Consent given to search
car at traffic stop, unaware of his right to refuse.
Fifth Amendment - Prohibition against double jeopardy,
right against self incrimination.
1932: Blockburger v. United States- Court held double
jeopardy, but broke 2 laws so can be charged seperately
1944: Ashcraft v. Tennessee- Officers broke down a suspect for
38 hours in interegation and convinced him to sign a
confession.
1966: Miranda v. Arizona - Individual didn't know his rights. This led
to the Miranda rule which when arrested you are read your right
which is now universal.
Sixth Amendment - Accused has a right to a speedy and public trial, right to an
attorney
1932: Powell v. Alabama - Young boys convicted for raping 2
girls, case was thrown out because they were not able to get an
attorney during there trial.
1938: Johnson v. Zerbst - 2 marines convicted
of having counterfeit money, case was thrown
out because the didn't have attorneys for
trial.
1973: Strunk v. United States - Courts denied
his motion to a speedy trial for automobile
theft case.
1972: Furman v. Georgia - He was sentenced to death for shooting and woman while robbing her home,
Furman argued the death was accidental and the harsh punishment was because he was black.
1987: United States v. Salerno - Fought that the state exaggerated his danger to community in denying
him bail. But he was still denied bail.
1910: Weems v. United States - Weems was treated with cruelty and punishment, chained by ankle
or wrist given a very high sentence AND hard labor, his attorney fought and got the court to agree.
Fourteenth Amendment - National citizenship and forbidding
the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens.
1961: Mapp v. Ohio - Mapp used her 14th amendment to get possesed
evidence thrown out of her trial because she had the right to possess it.
1963: Gideon v, Wainwright - He had to defend himself in trial because he was
denied an attorney, so he fought it and then the courts did not grant him
anything.
1978; University of Cal v. Bakke - Denied from UOC because of his color, fought in court
it was against the 14th amendment use of racial quotas.