Know For Final Flashcards
1
Q
Gideon v. Wainwright
A
Indigent defendants are entitled to a free court appointed lawyer in felony cases
2
Q
Furman v. Georgia
A
Struck down the death penalty as unconstitutional because states were handing out death sentences arbitrarily.
• capital punishment does not, in and of itself, violate the cruel and unusual provision of the eighth amendment.
3
Q
Batson v. Kentucky
A
Preemptory challenges of jurors cannot be used solely to exclude for race
4
Q
Ballet v. Georgia
A
Juries cannot have less than 6 jurors
5
Q
Miranda v. Arizona
A
Defendant has right to silence when being questioned while in police custody
