SOCL 3371 Study Guide - Compulsory Process Clause, Petit Jury, Bench Trial
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Amendment vi confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. Kentucky- court of general jurisdiction is the circuit court. Sentence in kentucky for forging a check was 2- 10 years in jail. If you admit to being guilty we will make sure your sentencing is 5 years. If you go ahead and take this to trial, he was going to prosecute him under the habitually offender statute: and he also gets charged for the check again. Kentucky vs. hayes (1973: the jury found him guilty. On the check passing charge and also convicted on the habitually offender. He appealed and he filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus: he picked on two issues. The 8th and 14th amendment: the 8th cruel and unusual punishment. And intermediate appellate court federal u. s court of appeal ( 6th circuit: hayes vs. cowan (1975)
