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Cases & Vocab

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Gideon v. Wainwright   right for indigents to receive counsel on felony criminal cases  
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Douglas v. California   Right for indigents to receive counsel on their 1st appeal  
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Ross v. Moss   Indigents do not receive appointed counsel during discretionary appeals  
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Faretta v. California   Right for self-representation  
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Coleman v. Alabama   Right to counsel during a preliminary hearing  
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Gerstein v. Pugh   Answers the question of whether a person arrested and held for trial under a prosecutor's information is constitutionally entitled to a judicial determination of probable cause for pretrial restraint of liberty  
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County of Riverside v. McLaughlin   Determines what is "Prompt"; 48 Hours  
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Mapp v. Ohio   4th amendment prohibits unreasonable search and seizure; Exclusionary rule applies to the States  
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Minnick v. Mississippi   Police can not reinitiate questions after invocation of the right  
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Maryland v. Bue   Items plain view are admissible during protective sweep; lawfully on the premises  
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Inevitable discovery   an exception to the exclusionary rule  
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Critical Stage   anytime substantial rights are affected  
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Chimel v. California   Warrantless search incident to arrest is lawful but must be within the wing span of the suspect.  
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Executive Appointment   Appointed by the President; example Article III Judge  
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Partisan Election   Voters decide and the judge's party is listed on the ballot  
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Non-Partisan Election   Voters decide and the judge's party is not listed on the ballot  
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Merit Selection   Hybrid of appointment & Election seeks to remove politics from the courts  
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Payne v. Tennessee   Victim impact statements are admissible during sentencing  
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Index Crimes   The most serious crimes, type I offenses  
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Complaint   Made by a Police or Victim  
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Information   Made by a prosecutor  
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Arrest Warrant   Issued by a judge  
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indictment   By jury  
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5th Amendment   Right to a grand jury  
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8th amendment   prevents excessive bail  
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US v. Salerno   Bail may be denied based on risk to the community  
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Cash Bond   Money must be posted for pretrial release  
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Property Bond   Use of property as collateral for pretrial release  
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ROR   Released on recognizance  
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Process of bail setting   seriousness of the crime; prior criminal history; situation justice  
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Brady v. Maryland   Prosecutors must discourse evidence favorable to the defense  
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Exclusionary Rule   Prohibits the prosecutor from using illegally obtained evidence at trial  
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4th Amendment   Prohibits unreasonable search & seizure  
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Charge bargaining   Defendant pleads guilty in return for a less serious charge  
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Count Bargaining   Defendant pleads to some of the original counts charged  
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Sentence Bargaining   Defendant pleads to the original charge with a reduced sentence  
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Nolo Contendere   Latin meaning "I will not contest it"  
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Gerstein Hearing   Probably Cause Hearing (Preliminary Hearing)  
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