tx govt exam 2 court cases

Jones v State (1992)

anything you say before your rights are read to you cannot be used against you in a court of law

Mapp v Ohio (1961)

state courts may not use illegally obtained evidence

Exceptions to Mapp v Ohio

plain sight doctrine + good faith doctrine

Amores v State (1991)

police have more latitude during investigation than after filing charges

Stroman v State (2002)

death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment

In Re Gault (1967) and Roper v Simmons (2005)

limit capital punishment on juveniles

Atkins v Virginia (2002)

limits capital punishment on mentally incapacitated

Panetti v Quarterman (2007)

can’t execute a person if they lack a rational understanding of why they’re being punished

Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

separate but equal

State Action Doctrine

government must provide separate v equal, not private businesses

Delgado v Bastrop (1948)

segregation of hispanics violates 14th amendment

Brown v Board (1954)

overturns separate but equal

Heart of Atlanta Hotel v US (1964)

overturns state action doctrine