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 edit

Jury Clause edit

See #Jury Clauses

Venue Clause edit

Fifth Amendment edit

Grand Jury Clause edit

Double Jeopardy Clause edit

Self-Incrimination Clause edit

Concerning only incrimination that occurs in the courtroom

Due process edit

See #Criminal due process

Sixth Amendment edit

Speedy Trial Clause edit

Public Trial Clause edit

Jury Clauses edit

Availability of the jury edit

Impartiality edit

Facts found edit

Size and unanimity edit

Vicinage edit

Information Clause edit

Confrontation Clause edit

Out-of-court statements edit

Face-to-face confrontation edit

Restrictions on cross-examination edit

Right to present relevant evidence edit

Compulsory Process Clause edit

Assistance of Counsel Clause edit

Choice of counsel edit

Appointment of counsel edit

Constructive denial edit

Critical stages edit

Conflict-free counsel edit

Ineffective assistance of counsel edit

Pro se representation edit

Eighth Amendment's Excessive Bail Clause edit

Fourteenth Amendment edit

Criminal due process edit

Also the Fifth Amendment

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt edit

Use of false evidence edit

Certain expenses for indigent defendants edit

Mental competence edit

Disclosure of exculpatory and impeachment material edit

Right to present a defense edit

Equal protection and criminal procedure edit

Selective prosecution edit

Racial discrimination in the jury pool and venire edit

Fair cross-section of the community edit

Discriminatory peremptory challenges edit

References edit

  • 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).