Greatest Criminal Cases

J. Michael Martinez, PhD, teaches political science, criminal justice, and public administration courses at Kennesaw State University, the University of South Dakota (online), and the University of Georgia, respectively.

• Introduction and AcknowledgmentsChapter 1 Hurtado v. California (1884) and 19th-Century Criminal ProcedureChapter 2 Weeks v. United States (1914) and the Origins of the Exclusionary RuleChapter 3 Olmstead v. United States (1928) and Wiretapping the "Baby Lieutenant"Chapter 4 Powell v. Alabama (1932) and the Scottsboro BoysChapter 5 Brown v. Mississippi (1936) and Fundamental FairnessChapter 6 Mapp v. Ohio (1961) and the Exclusionary Rule ReduxChapter 7 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and the Right to CounselChapter 8 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and the Right to Remain SilentChapter 9 Katz v. United States (1967) and the Right to PrivacyChapter 10 Terry v. Ohio (1968) and the Stop-and-Frisk SearchChapter 11 Chimel v. California (1969) and Searches Incident to ArrestChapter 12 United States v. Leon (1984) and a Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary RuleChapter 13 California v. Hodari D. (1991) and Determining When a "Seizure" OccursChapter 14 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (2006) and Trial by JuryConclusionBibliographyIndex