Essays Tagged: "right to an attorney"

Miranda v. Arizona case: How it changed law enforcement

makes a confession inadmissible in a criminal trial if the accused was not properly advised of his rights, has been so thoroughly integrated into the justice system that any child who watches televis ... d into the justice system that any child who watches television can recite the words: "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You hav ...

(6 pages) 258 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Natural law in the Gideon Case

Is the right to an attorney a fundamental right or not?This very question was raise in the US Supreme Cou ... right or not?This very question was raise in the US Supreme Court with the case of Gideon v Wainwright. Mr. Gideon, a man in Florida, faced a misdemeanor change. When the case was brought to court ... ion they had to look at different theories such as natural law and legal realism in order to make a right verdict. In the case of Gideon v Wainwright, natural law was the excellent theory to use by th ...

(5 pages) 25 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty