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The Bill of Rights :explode: (The first amendment, the 5 protected…

- - - - you need to have a warrant to be searched and you need a warrant to even be touched by the police and to have the police arrest you. They have to tell you specifically what and where they are searching and how they are going to do it and it has to be legal, they also cannot search you without reason, even if you are looking weird or have something that looks funny they cannot search you and cannot arrest you for something that looks suspicious
      - Weeks VS. United States 1914, in this case the police found the spare key to his home and went in and just started searching While there, they took papers, letters, books, and other items. They did not have a search warrant. These items were used in court to find Mr. Weeks guilty of sending lottery tickets through the U.S. mail.
        New Jersey VS TLO, in this case A female student was searched at school, and the evidence collected was used by the state in her delinquency trial in juvenile court. T.L.O. are the initials of the 14-year old girl who was caught smoking in the bathroom at school. . The assistant vice principal demanded her purse, and found a pack of cigarettes, rolling papers, marijuana,The evidence was used by the New Jersey Juvenile Court to find her guilty of delinquency.
- - - - before the Court case Gregg. Vs Georgia, the death sentence was abolished and was done away with, A jury found Gregg guilty of armed robbery and murder and sentenced him to death. On appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence except as to its imposition for the robbery conviction. Gregg challenged his remaining death sentence for murder, claiming that his capital sentence was a "cruel and unusual" punishment that violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
- - - - Due Process Clause- you have no denial from the life, liberty or pursuit of happiness clause
      - Double Jeopardy- you cannot be convicted of the same things twice or more than once one the same trial
      - Self Incrimination- You have to right to make your own statements and the right to speak for yourself
      - Compensation Clause- This is stating that that the court of law will abide by the constitution and that they will be as fair to the best of their ability
      - Grand Juries- they must be fair and just and have a fair equality of people
      - In the case of Miranda VS arizona......On March 13, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested in his house and brought to the police station where he was questioned by police officers in connection with a kidnapping and rape. After two hours of interrogation, the police obtained a written confession from Miranda. The written confession was admitted into evidence at trial despite the objection of the defense attorney and the fact that the police officers admitted that they had not advised Miranda of his right to have an attorney present during the interrogation. The jury found Miranda guilty. On appeal, the Supreme Court of Arizona affirmed and held that Miranda’s constitutional rights were not violated because he did not specifically request counsel.