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The Continuing Evolution Of Criminal Constitutional Law In State Courts, S. Carran Daughtrey
The Continuing Evolution Of Criminal Constitutional Law In State Courts, S. Carran Daughtrey
Vanderbilt Law Review
Although early state constitutions were important and ambitious documents for their time, the development of state constitutional law stagnated after the drafting and adoption of the federal constitution., As the doctrine of federalism has resurfaced, however, states have begun to turn to their constitutions to grant more protection for their citizens. The states' criminal constitutional laws have changed significantly and continue to evolve today.
In the 1960s, the Warren Court expanded basic protections for criminal defendants by finding that the Fourteenth Amendment incorporates the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. The Court held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual …