Criminology II Final Exam Unit III

The 10^th Amendment

• creates a national due process standard for the criminally accused.

• gives the states considerable authority in running criminal trials.

• guarantees citizens due process by state governments.

• guarantees citizens due process by the national government.

Which of the following issues(s) were brought before the U. S. Supreme Court by Mapp.

• Obscenity laws and the 1^st Amendment.

• Search & seizure protections.

• Remedies for search & seizures conducted in violation of the 4^th Amendment.

• All of the above.

The exclusionary rule is applied to state governments by the

• 4^th amendment

• 5^th amendment

• 8^th amendment

• 14^th amendment

What was the result of Gideon’s application for in forma pauperis.

• The Florida state supreme court refused to hear the appeal of his conviction.

• The U. S. Supreme Court agreed to review his case.

• The U. S. Supreme Court appointed free of charge a lawyer to represent Gideon in the proceedings before them.

• All of the above.

In Gideon, the U. S. Supreme Court decided

• “there can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man gets depends on the amount of money he has”, his guarantee of equal protection of the laws had been violated.

• The 6^th Amendment had been violated.

• Gideon did not receive due process from the state of Florida.

• All of the above.

Which of the following is correct as regards criminal confessions.

• They must be voluntary.

• Are addressed in the 5^th Amendment.

• Are protected by the 6^th Amendment right to counsel.

• All of the above.

Which decision(s) did the U. S. Supreme Court make in the Escobedo case.

• He should have been allowed to speak to his attorney as soon as he made the request, not when he was arraigned.

• Involuntary confessions are not necessarily obtained through physical force.

• His protection from self-incrimination had been denied, and his confession was not voluntary.

• All of the above.

The 5^th Amendment:

• Protects against self-incrimination

• protects against double jeopardy

• guarantees a trial by jury

• self incrimination and double jeopardy protections.

The 5^th Amendment protection against self-incrimination is reinforced by which of the following.

• 5^th Amendment protection against double jeopardy.

• 6^th Amendment right to counsel.

• 6^th Amendment guarantee of a speedy & public trial.

• 8^th Amendment prohibition against excessive bail.

In Miranda, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled his statements inadmissible for the following reason (s):

• His 4^th and 5^th Amendment rights had been denied.

• His 5^th and 6^th Amendment protections had been violated.

• His 5^th and 8^th Amendment guarantees were not protected.

• His 8^th and 10^th Amendment rights had been denied.