1. By christian pankovcin

2. Miranda vs. Arizona is a case that a man
(Miranda) was arrested but when arrested
they got him to confess to the crime.

3. The defense argued because Miranda was
never read his writes his confession could
not be valid evidence.

4. The prosecution argued that because
Miranda had once been convicted before
he should have already known his rights.

5. The court denied his appeal and upheld his
conviction. The supreme court ruled that
police officers must uphold the 5th
amendments.
The amendments used in this case were
the 5th and 6th amendments

6. Scott vs. Stanford is a case about a slave
who was living in a slave free state when
his owner died and he claimed to be then
free.

7. The prosecution argued that because he
was a slave and property he never had the
right to be free or a citizen in the first place

8. His defense argued that because he lived in
a state that slavery was illegal and his
owner was dead he could no longer be a
slave

9. The court sided with the prosecution. They
ruled that because he was a slave originally
he was never granted the right of citizen
ship and was property and therefore could
not be free. The amendments used in this
case were the 5th amendment and the 6th
amendment.

10. Gideon vs. Wainwrite is a case about a man
who was refused the provision of a defense
attorney when he was on trial for breaking
and entering and larceny.

11. The defend of Gideon said that because he
was convicted without being given a
defense attorney he was not entitled to a
fair trial.

12. The prosecution sea that a lawyer was not
needed to be proved for Gideon because it
was a more minor case and they were
given on in cases where the death penalty
may result

13. The court ruled that Gideon's conviction
was unconstitutional and that because of
the 6th amendment right to be proved fair
trial and a attorney that all defendants who
cant afford a attorney have to be
appointed one.