SCOTUS Cases CJ Exam 2

Weeks v. US

exclusionary rule is recognized federally

Mapp v. Ohio

exclusionary rule is recognized at the state level

Boykin v. Alabama

defendant has to state before a judge that the plea they are accepting is voluntary

North Carolina v. Alford

Allows defendants to enter a guilty plea but maintain innocence

Santobello v. New York

Court requires prosecutor to keep their promise in terms of a plea deal

Ricketts v. Adamson

Defendants have to uphold the plea agreement

Bordenkircher v. Hayes

Threatening a stiffer sentence is permissible and part of “any legitimate system which tolerates and encourages the negotiation of pleas”

Batson v. Kentucky

Batson rule: challenges that allow a lawyer to excuse a potential juror without giving a reason

Furman v. Georgia

The death penalty, as it was being administered at the time, constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the 8th Amendment

Gregg v. Georgia

The death penalty itself is not cruel and unusual punishment; BUT, using it as a mandatory sentence is considered cruel and unusual punishment

Sanford v. Kentucky

It is not unconstitutional to execute people for crimes that are age 16 or older at the time they committed the crime

Penry v. Lynaugh

It is constitutional to execute someone for a crime despite the fact that they are intellectually or mentally handicapped

Atkins v, Virgina

Defendants with an IQ less than 70 cannot be executed for their crime; Overturns Penry

Roper v. Simmons

You cannot execute offenders under the age of 18 at the time of the crime being committed; Overturns Stanford

Uttecht v. Booker

If the death penalty is on the table as a punishment, lawyers can demand that they have a jury that is willing to hand out the death penalty in the second half of the case (sentencing)

Cooper v. Pate

SCOTUS ends the hands-off policy and demands courts decide on questions dealing with corrections

Hudson v. Palmer

Allows prison officials to search cells and confiscate materials

Samson v. California

Even on parole, you have to agree to be subject to warrantless searches