Chp 20 Section 3 Pages 576-583

In the Barker V. Wingo case of 1972, what criteria was established to determine whether a trial was "speedy enough"?

1)Length of Delay 2)Reasons for Delay 3)If the delay has harmed the defendant 4)If the defendant asked for a prompt trial

According to the Speedy Trial Act of 1972, how many days should it take to have a trial?

100 Days

Why did the supreme court throw out an Arkansas Murder conviction in 1923?

It was too Speedy and too Public of a trial

Explain what Ex Post Facto Laws are

Law passed AFTER the fact 1) Criminal law, defining a crime, providing punishment 2)Act committed before a law is passed 3)Works to disadvantage of the accused

What is the Writ of Habeas Corpus?

Write of Liberty, intended to prevent unjust arrests and imprisonments

A legislative act that inflicts punishment without a court trial is called what?

Bill of Attainder

Explain double Jeopardy

Once a person has been tried for a crime, he cannot be tried again for the same crime

People must be presumed innocent until ______ ________

Proven Guilty

Write a 2 sentence response to the following statement. "It is better that ten guilty persons go free than that one innocent person be punished."

Society must punish criminals in order to preserve itself

List 1 exceptions to double jeopardy that the book mentions

The Selling of Narcotics

What is an indictment?

formal charge