1. Rights of the Accused
Amendments 4, 5, 6, 8

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4th Amendment
Searches and Seizures
Probable Cause
Exclusionary Rule
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Is There a Right to Privacy?
Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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3. 4th Amendment Scenarios
An officer observes a suspect commit a crime inside his apartment while the officer is conducting a surveillance operation. If the curtains are closed during the observation, but the officer was able to see the act because of special optical aids, would the officer’s observations be admissible in court?
The police arrive to search an apartment and find no one at home. They tell the landlord to let them into the apartment. Is this search legal?

4. 4th Amendment Scenarios
Officers noticed the odor of freshly cut marijuana coming from the trunk of a vehicle. Can the officers search the trunk without a warrant?
A suspect “cops an attitude” with a police officer. The officer places handcuffs on the suspect and conducts a pat-down search. Is this search legal?

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5 Amendment
5 protections in the 5th Amendment
you have to be indicted before you stand trial
protection from double jeopardy
protection from self-incrimination
Due Process
Eminent Domain
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6th Amendment
4 protections
a “speedy and public” trial by jury
informed of the charges against you
confront witnesses against you
The Right to Counsel
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Miranda vs. Arizona (1966)
Police must inform suspects of their 5th and 6th Amendment protections upon arrest.
Protection from coerced confessions
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8th Amendment
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
8th Amendment
Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
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