by Megan Cook | Jul 8, 2012 | Evidence & Criminal Procedure
Betts v. Brady 316 U.S. 455 (1942): In 1942, Betts was charged with Robbery in Maryland. He did not have enough money to get a lawyer. He asked for a court appointed lawyer. The Judge denied the request, stating that appointed lawyers are only given to people who are...
by Megan Cook | Jul 8, 2012 | Evidence & Criminal Procedure
Brown vs. Mississippi 297 U.S. 278 (1936): Three African American defendants were charged with murdering a man in Mississippi. The three defendants offered confessions to the murders, but only after they were whipped and tortured by an angry white mob. The defendants...
