Impartial justice : the real Supreme Court cases that define the constitutional right to a neutral and detached decisionmaker / Eric T. Kasper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kasper, Eric T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fair trial--United States--Cases.

Fair trial.

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book discusses the Constitutional right to a neutral decisionmaker, focusing on U.S. Supreme Court cases on the Sixth Amendment guarantee to a jury in criminal cases and to the due process requirements of an impartial judge and a neutral decisionmaker in quasi-judicial contexts. The work explores how these rights have evolved, and it critically examines relevant Court cases.

Contents:

Prejudicial pretrial publicity : Sheppard v. Maxwell

Avoiding mob justice : Frank v. Mangum (1915) and Moore v. Dempsey

Racial discrimination in jury selection : Batson v. Kentucky (1986) and Miller-El v. Dretke

Sex discrimination in jury selection : Hoyt v. Florida (1961) and Taylor v. Louisiana

Death-qualified juries : Witherspoon v. Illinois (1968) and Lockhart v. McCree

Mayor-judges with a financial stake in the outcome : Tumey v. Ohio (1927) and Ward v. Village of Monroeville

A judge hearing a contempt proceeding after being vilified by the defendant : Mayberry v. Pennsylvania

Non-lawyer judges : North v. Russell

The judge who was bribed in other cases : Bracy v. Gramley

A judge deciding a case involving a major campaign supporter : Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co.

Parole revocation : Morrissey v. Brewer

Medical license review : Withrow v. Larkin

Mental health commitments for juveniles : Parham v. J.R.

Prison discipline : Edwards v. Balisok

Enemy combatant cases : Hamdi v. Rumsfeld

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-7391-7722-2

OCLC:

842929740