Final Exam Flashcards
Pretrial Motions / Right to Jury Trial / Capital Punishment
Blockburger v. US
Established a test of whether offenses qualify for double jeapordy; whether each requires evidence the other does not.
Gamble v. US
Dual sovereignty doctrine allows for indiivudal to be prosecuted by state and federal government; two laws, two offenses, no double jeapordy.
Brady v. MD
Prosecution must disclose exculpatory evidence that is relevant to the innocence/guilt/sentence of the accused.
Duncan v. LA
Right to a jury trial in all serious criminal cases.
Ramos v. LA
Unanimous jury verdict required; incorporated against the states under 14A.
NC v. Alford
Individual may plea guilty while maintaining innocence to avoid a worse sentence.
Baze v. Rees
Lethal injection is not a cruel or unusual punishment; there must be an “objectively intolerable risk of harm” and a “feasible, readily implemented” alternative.
Glossip v. Gross
Upheld the use of midazolam to administer lethal injection; no reasonable alternatives with lower risk of pain.
Gregg v. Georgia
Jury must find “aggravating circumstances” to impose the death penalty; verdict must be reviewed by the State Court.
Kennedy v. LA
No death penalty for the rape of a minor; there is a “national consensus” against the death penalty in non-murder cases.
Roper v. Simmons
Execution of minors violates “contemporary standards of decency;” overwhelming national consensus.
Atkins v. VA
Execution of individuals with intellectual disabilites violates “contemporary standards of decency.”
Ewing v. CA
California “three strikes” law is not cruel or unusual; Public safety interest, deferral to legislature with mandated sentences for repeat offenders.
Graham v. FL
Juveniles cannot recieve life sentence for non-homicidal crimes; refers to Atkins/Roper/Kennedy, “societal standards.”
Miller v. AL
No mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders; the Court favored an individalized approach to sentencing.
