BERGER v. UNITED STATES, 295 U.S. 78 (1935)
The 1935 landmark case on what consistutes prosecutorial misconduct, its poetic language still cited as the standard by which the ethics of prosecutors (federal, state and local) are judged.
UNITED STATES v. PELTIER, 422 U.S. 531 (1975)
This case deals with the imperative of judicial integrity. In this case it was decided that; "Under our Constitution no court, state or federal, may serve as an accomplice in the willful transgression of `the Laws of the United States,' laws by which `the Judges in every State [are] bound . . . .'"
Reversible Errors
The cases listed are those in which a criminal defendant received relief from an United States Court of Appeals or the United States Supreme Court
CRAWFORD v. WASHINGTON, No. 02-9410. Argued November 10, 2003--Decided March 8, 2004
Held: The State�s use of Sylvia�s statement violated the Confrontation Clause because, where testimonial statements are at issue, the only indicium of reliability sufficient to satisfy constitutional demands is confrontation. Pp. 5�33.
MISSOURI v. SEIBERT, No. 02-1371. Argued December 9, 2003--Decided June 28, 2004
Dickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428, reaffirmed Miranda, holding that Miranda's constitutional character prevailed against a federal statute that sought to restore the old regime of giving no warnings and litigating most statements' voluntariness. The technique of interrogating in successive, unwarned and warned phases raises a new challenge to Miranda.
[The above decision brings to light law enforcement attempts to circumvent the constitutional requirements of Miranda. - TJL]
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