List of United States Supreme Court cases involving constitutional criminal procedure

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The United States Constitution contains several provisions regarding criminal procedure, including: Article Three, along with Amendments Five, Six, Eight, and Fourteen. Such cases have come to comprise a substantial portion of the Supreme Court's docket.

Article Three[edit]

Jury Clause[edit]

See #Jury Clauses

Venue Clause[edit]

Fifth Amendment[edit]

Grand Jury Clause[edit]

Double Jeopardy Clause[edit]

Self-Incrimination Clause[edit]

Concerning only incrimination that occurs in the courtroom

Due process[edit]

See #Criminal due process

Sixth Amendment[edit]

Speedy Trial Clause[edit]

Public Trial Clause[edit]

Jury Clauses[edit]

Availability of the jury[edit]

Impartiality[edit]

Facts found[edit]

Size and unanimity[edit]

Vicinage[edit]

Information Clause[edit]

Confrontation Clause[edit]

Out-of-court statements[edit]

Face-to-face confrontation[edit]

Restrictions on cross-examination[edit]

Right to present relevant evidence[edit]

Compulsory Process Clause[edit]

Assistance of Counsel Clause[edit]

Choice of counsel[edit]

Appointment of counsel[edit]

Constructive denial[edit]

Critical stages[edit]

Conflict-free counsel[edit]

Ineffective assistance of counsel[edit]

Pro se representation[edit]

Eighth Amendment's Excessive Bail Clause[edit]

Fourteenth Amendment[edit]

Criminal due process[edit]

Also the Fifth Amendment

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt[edit]

Use of false evidence[edit]

Certain expenses for indigent defendants[edit]

Mental competence[edit]

Disclosure of exculpatory and impeachment material[edit]

Right to present a defense[edit]

Equal protection and criminal procedure[edit]

Selective prosecution[edit]

Racial discrimination in the jury pool and venire[edit]

Fair cross-section of the community[edit]

Discriminatory peremptory challenges[edit]

References[edit]

  • Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court on Federal Criminal Procedure, 20 Neb. L. Rev. 251 (1941).
  • Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Supreme Court Decisions on Federal Criminal Procedure, 14 Rocky Mntn. L. Rev. 105 (1941).
  • Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Supreme Court Decisions on Federal Criminal Procedure, 21 Neb. L. Rev. 1 (1942).
  • Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court on Federal Criminal Procedure, 30 Ky. L.J. 360 (1942).
  • Lester B. Orfield, A Resume of Decisions of the United States Supreme Court on Federal Criminal Procedure, 7 Mo. L. Rev. 263 (1942).