Final Judicial Process Flashcards
6th amendment
Right to a speedy trial, but it can go out the window if there is a continuance by the defense to better prepare for trial
Right to a trial by jury # of people
Federal jury you will find 12 jurors, but it is not required by the state
Williams v. FL (1970)
A six member jury trial in all state criminal cases, except those involving capital punishment, is okay
You can enact the death penalty without a unanimous decision
Ballew v. Georgia
If you have 6, then yes you need a unanimous verdict
Johnson v. Louisiana (1970)
Non-unanimous verdicts with 12 persons juries are allowed you need 9 or the 12
Impartial jury
Supposed to have this right, but not in all cases
Baldwin v. New York (1970)
A serious offense for which the right to trial by jury is accorded, is 1 for which the max sentence is more than 6 months imprisonment being authorized
Maryland v. Craig (1990)
Face to face confrontation may be eliminated when necessary to further imported public policy & the reliability of testimony is still ensured
2. Ex. child abuse cases
f. Compulsory process
not only a subpoena, which is a command to appear at a particular time and location to provide testimony upon a certain matter, but also a bench warrant, which is a written order commanding a law enforcement officer to seize the person named and bring that person into court.
Transactional immunity
Full immunity, they cannot prosecute you for anything
ii. Better option
Use and derivative use immunity
The witness is assured that his or her testimony & evidence derived from it will not be used against him or her in a subsequent prosecution
ii. Can be prosecuted on the basis of evidence other than his or her testimony if the prosecutor has independent evidence
iii. Like inevitable discovery
Powell v Alabama (1932)
i. Were the accused denied rights to due process because of not having attorney?
ii. Yes they were
iii. Have the right to an attorney if facing the death penalty
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Extended the right ot an attorney to individuals who were facing a felony (year or more of life taken away)
Argersinger v. Hamlin (1972)
i. Extends it to misdemeanors
Scott v. Illinois (1979)
i. An attorney is not required for a non-petty offense in which the actual punishment imposed is less than imprisonment
US v. Cronic (1984)
i. Ineffective assistance of counsel
ii. Point to specific errors that defense attorney made to show their ineffectiveness
Faretta v. CA (1975)
i. Accused has a constitutional right to waive counsel and represent themselves in a criminal procedure
ii. Supposed to be competent
Double jeopardy
is found in the 5th amendment for successive prosecution for the same offense in the same jurisdiction is prohibited
Rodney King beating
i. Officers had administrative liability
1. Suspended or dismissed
ii. State criminal court case
1. Acquitted
a. Wind
b. Briseno
c. Sgt koom
2. Hung jury
a. Larry Powell
iii. Tried in federal court
1. Both Koom and Powell were convicted in federal court & served time
iv. Not double jeopardy because two different jurisdictions
v. Held liable for federal civil rights violations
1. $3.8 million dollars
Title 42 Sect 1983 US code
i. Civil rights law
1. Put in place because of the ku Klux klan because they were serving as state officials & were tried to be controlled through this law
ii. Can sue an officer, a supervisor, & a police department
1. Deep pocketing, the higher the agency you can go up, the more money