ERNESTO A. MIRANDA, PETITIONER,V.THE STATE OF ARIZONA, RESPONDENT This is a certiorari to the Supreme Court of Arizona, to review a decision reported at 98 Ariz. 18, 401 P. 2d 721, and reprinted R. 72. Whether the confession of a poorly educated, mentally abnormal, indigent defendant, not told of his right to counsel, taken while he is in police custody and without the assistance of counsel, which…
Defendant: Ernesto MirandaCrimes Charged: Kidnapping and rapeChief Defense Lawyers: First trial: Alvin Moore; second Trial: John FlynnChief Prosecutors: First trial: Laurence Turoff; second trial: Robert CorbinJudges: First trial: Yale McFate; second trial: Lawrence K. WrenPlace: Phoenix, ArizonaDates of Trials: June 20-27, 1963; February 15-March 1, 1967Verdict: Guilty, both trialsSentences: 20-3…
Defendants: Gregory Ulas Powell, Jimmy Lee SmithCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: John Moore, Kathryn McDonald, Ray Smith, Gregory Powell, Irving Kanarek, Charles Maple, William A. Drake, Charles HollopeterChief Prosecutors: Marshall Schulman, Philip Halpin, Joseph Busch, Raymond Byrne, Sheldon Brown, Dino FulgoniJudges: Twelve judges, the most important being Mark Brandler, Alfred Perac…
Plaintiff: Georgetown College, now known as Georgetown UniversityDefendant: Jessie E. JonesPlaintiff Claim: That the courts should overrule Jones' refusal to permit a blood transfusion for his wife, who was being treated in the school's hospitalChief Defense Lawyers: Ralph H. Deckelbaum and Bernard MargoliusChief Lawyers for Plaintiff: Peter R. Taft, Harold Ungar, and Edward Bennett …
ERNESTO A. MIRANDA, PETITIONER,V.THE STATE OF ARIZONA, RESPONDENT Pursuant to Rule 40, Subd. 3, Rules of the Supreme Court, 28 U.S.C. Rules, as amended, the respondent accepts petitioner's presentation of the above referenced portions of the brief. …
Defendants: James R. HoffaCrimes Charged: First trial: jury tampering; Second trial: mail and wire fraud, conspiracyChief Defense Lawyers: First trial: Harry Berke, James Haggerty, Jacques Schiffer, and Harvey Silets; Second trial: Daniel Ahearn, James Haggerty, and Maurice Walsh.Chief Prosecutors: First trial: John Hooker and James Neal; Second trial: William Bittman and Charles SmithJudges: Firs…
Defendant: Jack Leon RubyCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Melvin Mouron Belli, Phil Burleson, Robert B. Denson, Elmer Gertz, Tom Howard, William Kuntsler, and Joe TonahillChief Prosecutors: William F. Alexander, Jim Bowie, Henry Menasco Wade, Jr., and Frank WattsJudge: Joe Brantley BrownPlace: Dallas, TexasDates of Trial: March 4-14, 1964Verdict: Guilty SIGNIFICANCE: The significance of…
Appellant: The New York Times CompanyAppellee: L.B. SullivanAppellant Claims: That the Supreme Court of Alabama's affirmation of a libel judgment against the Times violated the free speech and due process rights as defined by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution and certain Supreme Court decisions; also, that an advertisement published in the Times was not libelous and th…
Appellants: Charles Lee Buxton and Estelle GriswoldDefendant: State of ConnecticutAppellants Claim: That Connecticut's birth-control laws violated its citizens' constitutional rightsChief Defense Lawyer: Joseph B. ClarkChief Lawyers for Appellants: Tom Emerson, Fowler Harper, Harriet Pilpel, and Catherine RorabackJustices: Hugo L. Black, William J. Brennan, Jr., Tom C. Clark, William…
Defendants: Lenny Bruce, Ella Solomon, and Howard L. SolomonCrime Charged: ObscenityChief Defense Lawyers: Martin Garbus and Efraim LondonChief Prosecutor: Richard H. KuhJudges: J. Randall Creel, John M. Murtagh, and Kenneth M. PhippsPlace: New York, New YorkDates of Trial: June 16-December 21, 1964Verdict: Lenny Bruce: Guilty; Howard L. Solomon: Guilty; Ella Solomon: not GuiltySentence: Lenny Bru…
Defendant: Richard RoblesCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Attorneys: Frederick H. Block and Jack S. HoffingerChief Prosecutor: John F. KeenanJudge: Irwin D. DavidsonPlace: New York, New YorkDates of Trial: October 18-December 1, 1965Verdict: GuiltySentence: Life imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: The notoriety of two murders for which Robles was eventually convicted contributed to the legal problems of …
Defendants: William Orville Eaton, Eugene Thomas, and Collie Leroy Wilkins, Jr.Crime Charged: Felony conspiracy to deny a citizen's constitutional rightsChief Defense Lawyer: Arthur HanesChief Prosecutor: John DoarJudge: Frank M. Johnson, Jr.Place: Montgomery, AlabamaDates of Trial: November 29-December 3, 1965Verdict: GuiltySentence: 10 years imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: Twice frustrated in …
Defendants: Candace Mossier and Melvin Lane PowersCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Henry Carr, Percy Foreman, Walter E. McGwinn, Marian Rosen, Harvey St. Jean, and Clyde WoodyChief Prosecutors: Richard E. Gerstein, Arthur E. Huttoe, and Gerald KoganJudge: George E. SchulzDates of Trial: January 17-March 6, 1966Verdict: Not guilty SIGNIFICANCE: Millions of dollars were at stake in this t…
Defendant: Carl Anthony CoppolinoCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Joseph Afflitto, F. Lee Bailey, and Joseph MatticeChief Prosecutors: First trial: Vincent Keuper; second trial: Frank SchaubJudges: First trial: Elvin R. Simmill; second trial: Lynn SilvertoothPlaces: First trial: Monmouth County, New Jersey; second trial: Naples, FloridaDates of Trials: First trial: December 5-15, 1966; …
Defendant: Albert Henry DeSalvoCrimes Charged: Armed Robbery, Sex OffensesChief Defense Lawyer: F. Lee BaileyChief Prosecutor: Donald L. ConnJudge: Cornelius J. MoynihanPlace: Cambridge, MassachusettsDate of Trial: January 11-18, 1967Verdict: GuiltySentence: Life Imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: When Albert DeSalvo stood trial in Massachusetts courtroom for armed robbery and sexual assault, everyone pre…
Defendant: Richard Franklin SpeckCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Gerald Getty, James Gramenos, and Jerome WexlerChief Prosecutor: William MartinJudge: Herbert C. PaschenPlace: Peoria, IllinoisDates of Trial: February 20-April 15, 1967Verdict: GuiltySentence: Death, later commuted to 8 life terms imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: Nothing like the testimony of Corazon Amurao had ever graced an …
Defendant: Rubin "Hurricane" CarterCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: First Trial: Raymond Brown; Second Trial: Myron Beldock; Federal Court Appeal: Myron Beldock, Leon Friedman, Lewis SteelChief Prosecutors: First Trial: Vincent Hall; Second Trial: Ronald Marmo; Federal Court Appeal: John Goceljak Judges: First Trial: Samuel Larner; Second Trial: Bruno Leopizzi; Federal Cou…
Defendants: Cecil Price and Sam Bowers, Jr.Crimes Charged: Conspiracy to violate civil rightsChief Defense Lawyers: Clayton Lewis, H.C. Watkins, and Laurel WeirChief prosecutors: John Doar, Robert Hauberg, and Robert OwenJudge: William Harold CoxPlace: Meridian, MississippiDates of trial: October 7-20, 1967Verdict: GuiltySentence: Bowers, 10 years imprisonment; Price, 6 years imprisonment SIGNIFIC…
Defendant: Alice CrimminsCrimes Charged: First trial, murder; Second trial, murder and manslaughterChief Defense Attorneys: First trial: Marty Baron and Harold Harrison; Second trial: William Erlbaum and Herbert Lyon.Chief Prosecutors: First trial: Anthony Lombardino and James Mosely; Second trial: Thomas Demakos and Vincent Nicolosi.Judges: First trial: Peter Farrell; second trial: George Balbach…
Name of Defendant: John Marshall Branion, Jr.Crime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyer: Maurice ScottChief Prosecutor: Patrick A. TuiteJudge: Reginald J. HoizerPlace: Chicago, IllinoisDates of Trial: May 15-28, 1968Verdict: GuiltySentence: 20-30 years SIGNIFICANCE: The murder conviction of John Marshall Branion, Jr., a prominent black doctor and confidant of Martin Luther King, Jr., was achieved w…
Defendant: Huey P. NewtonCrimes Charged: First-degree murder, felonious assault, and kidnappingChief Defense Lawyer: Charles R. GarryChief Prosecutor: Lowell JensenJudge: Monroe FriedmanPlace: Oakland, CaliforniaDates of Trial: July 15-September 8, 1968Verdict: Guilty of voluntary manslaughter; not guilty of felonious assault; kidnapping charge dismissedSentences: 2-15 years SIGNIFICANCE: While Hu…
Defendants: Philip Berrigan, Daniel Berrigan, and othersCrimes Charged: Willfully injuring government property, mutilating public records, and hindering the operation Selective Service SystemChief Defense Lawyers: Harrop Freeman and William KunstlerChief Prosecutors: Stephen H. Sachs and Barnet D. SkolnikJudge: Roszel C. ThomsenPlace: Baltimore, MarylandDates of Trial: October 7-10, 1968Verdict: G…
Defendant: Sirhan Bishara SirhanCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Grant Cooper, Russell Parsons, Emile Berman, and Michael A. McCowanChief Prosecutors: Lynn D. Compton, John Howard, and David FittsJudge: Herbert V. WalkerPlace: Los Angeles, CaliforniaDates of Trial: January1 3—April 23, 1969Verdict: GuiltySentence: Death, later commuted to life imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: The statu…
Defendant: Clay L. ShawCrime Charged: Conspiracy to assassinate John F. KennedyChief Defense Lawyers: Irvin Dymond, Salvatore Panzeca, Edward F. Wegmann, and William J. WegmannChief Prosecutors: James Alcock, William Alford, Jim Garrison, Alvin Oser, and Andrew SciambraJudge: Edward A. HaggertyPlace: New Orleans, LouisianaDates of Trial: January 31-March 1, 1969Verdict: Not guilty SIGNIFICANCE: Th…
JANE ROE, JOHN DOE, AND MARY DOE, APPELLANTS,JAMES HUBERT HALLFORD, M.D., APPELLANT-INTERVENOR,V.HENRY WADE, APPELLEE.ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS The June 17, 1970, opinion of the statutory three-judge United States District Court for the Northern District Texas is not yet reported. The text of the decision is set out in the Appendix, infra, a…
Defendants: Rennard C. Davis, David Dellinger, John R. Froines, Thomas H. Hayden, Abbott Hoffman, Jerry C. Rubin, Bobby G. Seale and Lee WeinerCrimes Charged: Incitement to riot and conspiracyChief Defense Lawyers: William Kunstler and Leonard WeinglassChief Prosecutors: Roger Cubbage, Thomas A. Foran, and Richard G. ShultzJudge: Julius J. HoffmanPlace: Chicago, IllinoisDates of Trial: September 2…
Plaintiff: Curt FloodDefendants: Commissioner of baseball, presidents of the National League and American League, and owners of all 24 major league baseball clubsPlaintiff Claim: Organized baseball does fall under the definition of interstate commerce and is a monopoly; therefore the trading of baseball players without their agreement is an unreasonable restraint of trade in violation of the Sherm…
Defendants: Charles Manson, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van HoutenCrimes Charged: First-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murderChief Defense Lawyers: Irving Kanarek (for Manson), Daye Shinn (for Atkins), Paul Fitzgerald (for Krenwinkel), Maxwell Keith, Ronald Hughes, and Ira Reiner (for Van Houten)Chief Prosecutor: Vincent Bugliosi and Aaron StovitzJudge: Charles H. OlderPlace:…
Defendant: William L. CalleyCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Brookes S. Doyle, Jr., Richard B. Kay, George W. Latimer, and Kenneth A. RabyChief Prosecutors: Aubrey Daniel and John PartinJudge: Reid W. KennedyPlace: Fort Benning, GeorgiaDates of Court-Martial: November 17, 1970-March 29, 1971Verdict: GuiltySentence: Life imprisonment SIGNIFICANCE: The trial of Lt. William Calley for war …
Defendant: John Robert HillCrime Charged: MurderChief Defense Lawyers: Donald Fullenweider and Richard HaynesChief Prosecutors: Erwin Ernst and l.D. McMasterJudge: Frederick HooeyPlace: Houston, TexasDates of Trial: February 15-26, 1971Verdict: Mistrial SIGNIFICANCE: Sensational trials are not uncommon in Texas, but the extraordinary sequence of events that followed the death of Joan Hill made thi…
Furman centered on the convictions and death sentences of three African American men: William Henry Furman was convicted in Georgia for murder, Lucius Jackson was convicted in Georgia for rape, and Elmer Branch was convicted in Texas for rape. The juries in each of the cases were not mandated by law to vote for the death penalty, nor were they given specific criteria to evaluate in making their pe…
Reynolds involved the apportionment of the Alabama state legislature. The facts in the case were common to many states also undergoing court challenges. When the Alabama Constitution of 1901 was ratified, it provided that the legislature should periodically reapportion itself. The legislature ignored this mandate, however, and the legislative districts remained unchanged for 60 years. During that …
Appellant: The United StatesDefendant: The New York Times CompanyAppellant's Claim: That the government's efforts to prevent the New York Times from publishing certain Vietnam War documents known as the "Pentagon Papers" were justified because of the interests of national securityChief Defense Lawyers: Alexander M. Bickel and William E. HegartyChief Lawyers for Appellan…
Defendant: Angela Y. DavisCrimes Charged: Murder, kidnapping, and conspiracyChief Defense Lawyers: Leo Branton, Jr., Margaret Burnham, Howard Moore, Jr., Sheldon Otis, and Dorris Brin WalkerChief Prosecutor: Albert HarrisJudge: Richard E. ArnasonPlace: San Jose, CaliforniaDates of Trial: February 28-June 4, 1972Verdict: Not guilty SIGNIFICANCE: A unique mix of murder, race, and politics ensured th…
The Miranda case involved four criminal defendants. Each of the defendants was appealing a conviction based in part on the failure of law enforcement officers to advise him, prior to custodial interrogation, of his right to an attorney or his right to remain silent. Ernesto Miranda, the first defendant listed in the case, was arrested on March 18, 1963, at his home in Arizona and taken to a Phoeni…
Appellant & Defendant: William Henry FurmanAppellee & Plaintiff: State of GeorgiaAppellant Claim: That the Georgia death penalty constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eight and Fourteenth AmendmentsChief Defense Lawyers: Dorothy T. Beasley, Arthur K. Bolton, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Andrew J. Ryan, Ill and Courtney Wilder StantonChief Lawyers f…
