List of United States Supreme Court cases involving constitutional criminal procedure

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

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Jury Clause

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See #Jury Clauses

Venue Clause

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Fifth Amendment

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Grand Jury Clause

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Double Jeopardy Clause

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Self-Incrimination Clause

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Concerning only incrimination that occurs in the courtroom

Due process

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See #Criminal due process

Sixth Amendment

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Speedy Trial Clause

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Public Trial Clause

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Jury Clauses

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Availability of the jury

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Impartiality

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Facts found

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Size and unanimity

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Vicinage

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Information Clause

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Confrontation Clause

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Out-of-court statements

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Face-to-face confrontation

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Restrictions on cross-examination

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Right to present relevant evidence

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Compulsory Process Clause

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Assistance of Counsel Clause

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Choice of counsel

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Appointment of counsel

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Constructive denial

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Critical stages

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Conflict-free counsel

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Ineffective assistance of counsel

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Pro se representation

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Eighth Amendment's Excessive Bail Clause

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Criminal due process

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Also the Fifth Amendment

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt

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Use of false evidence

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Certain expenses for indigent defendants

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Mental competence

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Disclosure of exculpatory and impeachment material

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Right to present a defense

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Equal protection and criminal procedure

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Selective prosecution

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Racial discrimination in the jury pool and venire

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Fair cross-section of the community

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Discriminatory peremptory challenges

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References

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  • 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).