NCJ Number
114018
Date Published
1988
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This publication presents brief summaries of 26 recent United States Supreme Court decisions, 25 of which are from the October 1987-June 1988 term of the Court.
Abstract
The synopses are intended for use as a quick reference guide to the most recent Supreme Court doctrines and opinions. Each case is listed under an applicable subject heading and is cited by its docket number. Subjects include juries, capital punishment, witnesses, criminal contempt, search and seizure, confrontation, proof and evidence, parole, enforcement, self-incrimination, prisons and jails, and interrogation and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel.