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Baton v. Kentucky: bugerlry - trial with no black representation which is outlawed by the 14th
Brewer v. Williams: was arrested in a kidnapping in another county, while driving back to the county where the kidnapping was the cops coaxed the location of the body out of his it was custodial so it was unconstitutional (christian faith)
Cali v. Carney: a moter home was searched due to a tip with sex and drungs with out a warrent - it was permissible because the motor home was fully mobeil
Chimel v. Cali: Chimel was arrested and the police office went through his home to look for a gun - the search was unconstitutional becasue the officer went far beyond the area that the gun would most likley be
Faretta v. Cali: he was charged with car theft and wanted to represent himself - at first it was ok then later they retracted it and appointed him a lawyer - he thought he should get to pick out a lawyer - the common law rule was inplace and it couldn't happen
Griffin v. Cali: chose to not testfy his guilt at his hearing - the jurrors were told to suppose that he was guilty because he wasn't there -this is unconstitutional because of the self incrimination clause
Katz v. US: gambeling on a payphone - established that the 4th amendment is for people not just places - established the time ridden test
Kelo v. City of New London: due to poor economic conditions the city wanted to turn some residential areas into commercial areas- people believed that commercial areas were not public but they are because their intentions were for the best of the economy.
Lucas v. SC costal counsel: beachfront properties - one was taken away - they didn't want to compensate but they had to
Mapp v. Ohio: was believed to have lewd material in her home and was forced to sit and watch as they went through her things - unreasonable due to exclusionary rule
Miranda v. Arizona: miranda was arrested and not aware of his rights - all of the evidence was thrown out because of self incrimination
New Jersey v. TLO: girl smoking in the bathroom at school - the principle searches her purse and it's ok because of the reasonable suspicion test
New York v. Quarles: quarles was arrested and before he was read his rights he was asked where the gun was - this was unconstitutional because he told the evidence before he knew his rights
Rhode Island v. Innis: innis was taken in because he was picked in a line up - he was read his rights and still told the police where to gun was - so it was all good
Robertson v. Arizona: was read his rights and requested a lawyer - days later a different officer questioned him alone and recieved a incriminating response - it was thrown out becaue his lawyer wasn't present - The edwards rule
Spinelli v. US: survaliance was set up to follow him because of a tip given by an informant - the agulian test was created because of it
Taylor v. Louisiana: was convicted of kidnapping and said that the jury wasn't fair because there was not women - it was unconstitutional
Terry v. Ohio: men were walking suspiciously up and down a street several times - a cop stoped and frisked them - it's constitutional because a pat down is fine if the cop see's suspicious reasoning
US v. Ash: he was identified in a lineup and it was question whether his lawyer should be there - the 6th gives councel of trial not lineup becaue in trial people dont' really understand the procedures
US. v. Chadwick: footlocker with pot was confiscated and searched later - unconstitutional because no probable cause and not in the presence of the owner
Us. v. Harris: it was believed that harris was selling moonshine with no taxes because of a tip from an informant it was seized - turns out the warrent wasn't rational
US. V. Leon: a warrant was extablished to search his home - the warrent wasn't based off of probably cause - threre is now a good faith clause in the exclusionary rule
US. v. White: was conviced of narcotics by an automotated device used during an interview - it was determined that it was constitutional