Question Description
nswer the following questions utilizing your textbook and case law to support your answers. The assignment must be submitted on blackboard no later that 11:59p.m. on December 13, 2020. Students must upload work in either PDF or MS word format or type answers within the submission box. Any other format will not be accepted. Please pay attention to grammar and make sure you provide evidence to support your answers. Also, make sure each answer is thoughtful and well written. Total points for exam is 100 points.
1. What are the protections guaranteed under the 5th amendment? (10 points)
2. What are the protections guaranteed under the 6th amendment? (10 points)
3. What does the McNabb -Mallory rule mean? (10 points Chapter 6)
4. What are the factors considered in the voluntariness of confessions? (10 points Chapter 6)
5. What was the ruling in the Massiah v. United States case? (10 points Chapter 6)
6. What was the ruling in the Schmerber v. California case in regards to the production of bodily evidence? (10 points Chapter 7)
7. What was the ruling in Maryland v. King? What are your thoughts about this ruling? (10 points Chapter 7)
8. What happened in Powell v. Alabama? Why was this case so important? How does this case still impact us as a system? (10 points Chapter 8)
9. What were the findings in Furman v. Georgia? What are the issues with the death penalty still being imposed. Use case law from the chapter to help support your answer. (10 points Chapter 9)
10. What does the 8th amendment protect us from? How does the 8th amendment specifically apply to the treatment of those who are housed in prisons? (10 points Chapter 9)