Call to Order These three officers were accused of

taking two Baltimore teens out to the

county , taking their shoes and cellphone batteries, and leaving them there without

any way to get home.

Explain how these officers violated the rights of the two teens.

Today’s ObjectivesStudents will be able to describe due process protections in Supreme Court cases by

• Analyzing historical documents for meaning• Completing guided notes• Evaluating search and seizure rights of

students in school• Completing an HSA exit ticket

4th AmendmentThe right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

What’s Due Process?The steps that the government

must follow in order to take away your rights.

1. Take a look at each of the snippets from the constitution.

2. Underline the parts that are talking about due process

3. Be prepared to share what you’ve found with the class

4th Amendment• Protects citizens from

unreasonable searches• Probable cause is

evidence that links someone to a crime.

• A Warrant is needed in order to search someone’s property.

• Police cannot search you without a warrant, and they cannot get a warrant without probable cause.

5th AmendmentNo person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury,…; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.

5th Amendment• Indicted by a Grand Jury• No Self Incrimination: You don’t have to testify

against yourself (Plead the 5th)• No Double Jeopardy: Can’t be tried for the same

crime twice

COURT CASE!Miranda v. Arizona

guarantees that police notify people of their rights

when they’re arrested.

6th AmendmentIn all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,… and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining Witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

6th Amendment

• Right to a speedy, fair, and public trial by jury

• Right to question witnesses against you

• Right to an attorney for serious crimes

COURT CASE! Gideon v. Wainwright guarantees that people have the right to an attorney.

14th AmendmentAll persons born or naturalized in the United States, …, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due processes of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

14th Amendment• States cannot

make laws that take away the due process rights that are guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution

COURT CASE!Brown v. Board of Education says that no state can make laws that discriminate based

on race