HIS 216 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Exclusionary Rule, Thermometer, Patent Medicine
3 Dec 2017
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The rights revolution of the 50s and 60s. Constitutionalization of criminal justice & the doctrine of incorporation . Mapp v. ohio & exclusionary rule: illegal searches & seizures - exclude evidence from illegal search. Legal proceedings - gideon v. wainwright: right to a lawyer. Furman v. georgia - prisoners" rights - vs. slave of the state - abolition of the death penalty. Gregg v. georgia: the return of the death penalty (by using multiple court appeals) why the backlash? death penalty today: geographical concentrations - 2nd thoughts? (dna exoneration; execution techniques) Defendants, victims and the nature of our system. Liberty vs. order/security: why a balance can"t be struck. Alcohol and drugs i: before the 20th century. Positive view of alcohol health benefits (pain killer, nutrition) Being drunk is illegal, but drinking is okay. Colonial era: traditional uses; drinking vs. drunkenness; what people drank & how much.
