NCJ Number
146364
Date Published
1993
Length
25 pages
Annotation
US Supreme Court decisions in 1992-1993 are reviewed.
Abstract
Included are decisions on search and seizure, joinder, double jeopardy, right to counsel, and habeas corpus. Some specific topics of discussion include 1) Whether the exclusionary evidence rule should be abolished; 2) Circumstances under which a search warrant is insufficient; 3) Grounds in which a frisk is permissible; 4) The scope within which a frisk is permissible; 5) Constraints on prosecutorial discretion; 6) The intelligent plea requirement; 7) The right to be present; 8) The competency to proceed; 9) Definitions guiding the "same offense" prohibition; and 10) The relationship between the Federal and State courts. Index of cases