LGLS 10a Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Zoot Suit, Sumptuary Law
Document Summary
Jose diaz was celebrating his last night before service: downey kids clashed with people at the sleepy lagoon, a reservoir. Those at the sleepy lagoon gathered friends at the 38th neighborhood and searched for the downey kids, they ended up at the delgado house and a scuffle broke out. Jose diaz is found barely alive nearby, eventually passes away due to his wounds: investigation. Police conducted a massive raid of mexican-americans from dominant. Mexican-american neighborhoods, up to 600 people: questioned 600 people, 175 people given charges for various reasons, and eventually the 24 defendants were arrested. Nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself law does not want forced confessions. Example: lab environment: stable, controlled environment, no untoward elements should interfere with examination, only the facts within the labs are important to the study. To sum up, this is an assurance from the 5th amendment that there is a fair process present in trial.