Criminal Rights 1960’s
Objective:
Gideon vs.
Wainwright
1963
State courts are required under the ______________________ to
the U.S. Constitution to _______________________________________
to represent defendants who are ___________________________
to pay their own attorneys.
Clarence Earl Gideon convicted of unarmed burglary in
FL (Wainwright = State Prosecutor)
Reynolds vs. Sims
Sims was a voter who sued Alabama
1964
requires that the ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Chief Justice Earl Warren:

NY Times Co. vs.
Sullivan
1964
the United States is a democracy based on equal
representation of the people in government, an
apportionment scheme that gives more weight to
some votes than others violates the Equal
Protection Clause, which forbids a state from
denying "to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws." Because the right to
vote is so fundamental to securing protection
from the laws, the clause inevitably guarantees
"the opportunity for equal participation by all
voters in the election of state legislatures."
requires that the plaintiff in a defamation or _____________
_____________________ prove that the publisher of the
statement in question knew that the statement was
false or acted in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity
__________________________________________________________________;
defamed Alabama (Montgomery Public Safety
Commissioner, L.B. Sullivan)
Miranda vs. Arizona
1966
Prosecution must show defendant knew their rights
_________________________ must be read to you during arrest
Ernesto Miranda was convicted of kidnapping, rape, &
armed robbery
Summary: