Civil Liberties

Based on the 6th Amendment: Ruling that States must provide attorneys to those defendants that can not afford their own lawyer

• Miranda v Arizona

• Gideon v Wainwright

• JDB v North Carolina

• Jenkins v Morris

fair treatment under the law

• Abridge

• Grievance

• Counsel

• Due Process

1966 Court Case that ruled: Before questioning a suspect, police must inform him/her of his/her Constitutional rights.

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• Foster v Greenville

• JDB v North Carolina

to undermine or break terms

• infringe

• abridge

• impartial

• consent

Prosecution

• The lawyer conducting the case on behalf of the defendant

• has little worth / to belittle

• permission or an agreement

• holding a trial against someone accused of a crime

JDB v North Carolina court case ruled

• 13 year old 7th grader being interrogated by police should have had a parent present because of his age/mental status.

• that police must read the Miranda Rights before questioning a suspect.

• government must treat and protect everyone the same in similar circumstances

• that a woman was awarded over $2 million after she was burned on her lower body by hot coffee served by the restaurant.

Indictment

• formal accusation and charged with a serious crime

• to shorten a piece of writing without losing the meaning

• consent to punish the defendant

• formal compliant for unfair treatment

When someone shortens a piece of writing without losing the meaning of the information

• disparage

• belittle

• abridge

• seizure

to belittle

• impartial

• due process

• counsel

• disparage

consent

• to give up your rights

• to give permission

• to give advice

• to treat someone fairly