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Constitutional Law - Sixth Amendment - Indigent Criminal Defendants - Right To Assigned Counsel - Misdemeanors, Patricia T. Galvin

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has held that the sixth and fourteenth amendments do not require a state to provide counsel for an indigent defendant charged with a crime for which imprisonment upon conviction is authorized but not imposed.

Scott v. Illinois, 99 S. Ct. 1158 (1979).

Pennsylvania Constitutional Law - Search And Seizure - Right To Privacy - Individual Banking Records, Jane E. L. Miller

Duquesne Law Review

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that the Pennsylvania Constitution protects an individual bank depositor's records from unauthorized police subpoenas when no legal proceedings have been instituted against the individual.

Commonwealth v. DeJohn, 403 A.2d 1283 (Pa. 1979)

Remedies And Damages For Violation Of Constitutional Rights, Frank M. Mcclellan, Phoebe Haddon Northcross

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law - Civil Rights Action - Federal Court Review Of State Statutes - Abstention, David C. Levenreich

Duquesne Law Review

The United States Supreme Court has held that federal courts must abstain from intervention into pending state proceedings under the Younger doctrine when the federal plaintiff has an available state court opportunity to raise his federal constitutional claim.

Moore v. Sims, 99 S. Ct. 2371 (1979)

A Review Of Prisoners' Rights Under The First, Fifth, And Eighth Amendments, Judith Ann Mackarey

Duquesne Law Review

No abstract provided.

Constitutional Law - Sixth Amendment - Waiver Of The Right To Counsel, Anthony M. Bittner

Duquesne Law Review

The Supreme Court of the United States has held that an explicit statement of waiver is not necessary to support a finding that a defendant waived the right to remain silent or the right to counsel guaranteed by

Miranda v. Arizona. North Carolina v. Butler, 441 U.S. 369 (1979).