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Following is the case brief for Argersinger v. Hamlin, Supreme Court of the United States, (1972) Case summary for Argersinger v. Hamlin: Jon Argersinger was charged with carrying a concealed weapon under a state statute which imposed a possible sentence of up to six months incarceration. Argersinger was not appointed counsel, and was convicted. Argersinger filed a petition for habeas […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Adamson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (1947) Case summary for Adamson v. California: Adamson was charged with first degree murder. At trial, he failed to deny the evidence offered against him and the judge instructed the jury that such failure can be used as evidence of guilt. Adamson was convicted and […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Edwards v. Arizona, Supreme Court of the United States, (1981) Case summary for Edwards v. Arizona: After receiving a Miranda warning and invoking his right to counsel, Edwards was transferred to a correctional facility. The next day, a guard told Edwards that he must talk to the police, so when officers re-initiated questioning, Edwards […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Johnson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2005) Case summary for Johnson v. California: Johnson, a black man, was detained in a state prison where he was segregated based on his race. Johnson challenged the state prison’s unwritten policy in federal district court, claiming it violated the Equal Protection Clause of the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Scott v. Harris, 550 U.S. 372 (2007) Case Summary of Scott v. Harris: Officer Scott ended a high-speed car chase with Respondent Harris by running into the back of Harris’s car, causing Harris to crash and suffer severe injuries. Harris sued Scott for violating his Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable searches and seizures. The trial […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Robinson v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (1962) Case summary for Robinson v. California: Robinson was a drug addict who was convicted under a California state statute which criminalized being addicted to drugs. The trial judge instructed the jury that Robinson could be convicted regardless of whether or not he was in […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Ewing v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2003) Case summary for Ewing v. California: Ewing was charged and convicted for stealing three golf clubs. Ewing previously committed two offenses, ripe under the states “three strikes” law. After receiving a sentence of 25 years imprisonment, Ewing challenged the law’s constitutionality under the Eight […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Alabama v. White, Supreme Court of the United States, (1990) Case summary for Alabama v. White: Based on an informant tip, officers camped outside of Vanessa Rose White’s home as part of their investigation. Shortly after White left her address driving her car, both of which were described in the tip, officer’s stopped White’s […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Brendlin v. California, Supreme Court of the United States, (2007) Case summary for Brendlin v. California: Brendlin was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by police. Drugs were found inside of the car. Brendlin was arrested and charged with possession of drugs and paraphernalia, to which he filed a motion to suppress. The trial […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Hamdan v. Rumsfield, United States Supreme Court, (2006) Case summary for Hamdan v. Rumsfield: After being detained and brought to Guantanamo Bay, Hamdan was charged with conspiracy to be tried by a military commission and was granted habeas corpus to dispute his charge. Hamdan claimed that his trial by the U.S. military commission was […]
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