Under what circumstances has the Supreme Court imposed restrictions on the use of peremptory challenges?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Answers should include a discussion of Swain v Alabama. In that case, the defendant argued that the prosecutor excluded all minority jurors through peremptory challenges and, as such, violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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In which of the following states is smoking marijuana least likely to be considered deviant?
a. New Hampshire b. Texas c. Colorado d. Utah
How "tough on crime" the public is can be a measure of _____
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When a vacancy occurs on the Supreme Court, the ______ nominates the replacement
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The Supreme Court's use of the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination approach in reviewing state confession cases began with:
a. Miranda v. Arizona. b. Escobedo v. Illinois. c. Brown v. Mississippi. d. Lisenba v. California.