Assignment:
Locate scholar or peer review article(s) pertaining to one of the following issues:
a) Fourth Amendment rights
b) Rights to an attorney
c) Capital punishment
d) Three strike law
Draft a case study that addresses the following points:
a) Provide an overview of the case and examine how the case that you selected impacted future cases and society as a whole.
b) Appraise how court decisions affect both citizens' and defendants' rights.
c) Provide information on the court process as well as how this case or laws affected the sentencing guidelines.
Your assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length, excluding the title and reference pages. You are required to use a minimum of one outside source. All sources, including the textbook, must be cited and referenced according to APA standards.
Textbook:
Hemmens, C., Brody, D. C., & Spohn, C. (2017). Criminal courts: A contemporary perspective (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.