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Id. Due process applies, but, because prison disciplinary proceedings are not part of a criminal prosecution, the full panoply of a defendants rights is not available. 1156 Pyle v. Kansas, 317 U.S. 213 (1942); White v. Ragen, 324 U.S. 760 (1945). 1326 Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). 1224 There are a number of other reasons why a defendant may be willing to plead guilty. State Corp. Commn, 339 U.S. 643 (1950). 1018 Sawyer v. Piper, 189 U.S. 154 (1903). See Flexner v. Farson, 248 U.S. 289, 293 (1919). Co. v. Gray, 236 U.S. 133 (1915). must rest solely on the legal rules and evidence adduced at the hearing. Carey v. Piphus, 435 U.S. 247 (1978) (measure of damages for violation of procedural due process in school suspension context). 519, 588 (1839). The Court held that the court in Nevada lacked jurisdiction because of insufficient contacts between the officer and the state relative to the alleged harm, as no part of the officers conduct occurred in Nevada. In addition, when inappropriately procured confessions are the sole evidence against the defendants, the result is an unfair trial. Indiana v. Edwards, supra. What if the prosecution should become aware of the perjury of a prosecution witness following the trial? See also Lankford v. Idaho, 500 U.S. 110 (1991) (due process denied where judge sentenced defendant to death after judges and prosecutors actions misled defendant and counsel into believing that death penalty would not be at issue in sentencing hearing). Justices Stevens, Stewart, and Powell found that because death was significantly different from other punishments and because sentencing procedures were subject to higher due process standards than when Williams was decided, the report must be made part of the record for review so that the factors motivating imposition of the death penalty may be known, and ordinarily must be made available to the defense. . Vague laws offend several important values. 907 McDonald v. Mabee, 243 U.S. 90 (1917). 1044 Gange Lumber Co. v. Rowley, 326 U.S. 295 (1945). 111. Specifically, in Kingsley v. Hendrickson, the Court held that, in order for a pretrial detainee to prove an excessive force claim in violation of his due process rights, a plaintiff must show that an officers use of force was objectively unreasonable, depending on the facts and circumstances from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, see 576 U.S. ___, No. 1165 A statement by the prosecution that it will open its files to the defendant appears to relieve the defendant of his obligation to request such materials. 2Buell v.Bremerton, 80 Wn.2d 518, 523, 495 P.2d 1358 (1972). See Di-Chem, 419 U.S. at 61619 (Justice Blackmun dissenting); Mitchell, 416 U.S. at 63536 (1974) (Justice Stewart dissenting). (2015). Accord, Thigpen v. Roberts, 468 U.S. 27 (1984). 906 Milliken v. Meyer, 311 U.S. 457 (1940). . See also Bishop v. Wood, 426 U.S. 341, 34750 (1976); Vitek v. Jones, 445 U.S. 480, 49194 (1980); Board of Curators v. Horowitz, 435 U.S. 78, 8284 (1978). 979 Atkinson v. Superior Court, 49 Cal. Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998) (deported alien reentering the United States subject to a maximum sentence of two years, but upon proof of felony record, is subject to a maximum of twenty years). 1272 E.g., Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396 (1974); Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners Union, 433 U.S. 119 (1977). Kent was ambiguous whether it was based on statutory interpretation or constitutional analysis. Ehrenzweig, The Transient Rule of Personal Jurisdiction: The Power Myth and Forum Conveniens, 65 YALE L. J. at 14. McMillan v. Pennsylvania, 477 U.S. 79 (1986). 1239 438 U.S. at 4952. Note that the Supreme Court did once grant review to determine whether due process required the states to provide some form of post-conviction remedy to assert federal constitutional violations, a review that was mooted when the state enacted such a process. 1978) (upholding the preclusion of judicial review of decisions of the Veterans Administration regarding veterans benefits). Property interests, of course, are not created by the Constitution. 758 City of West Covina v. Perkins, 525 U.S. 234 (1999). Rather, the Court focuses on the circumstances in individual cases, and may hold that provision of counsel is not required if the state provides appropriate alternative safeguards.792, Though the calculus may vary, cases not involving detention also are determined on a casebycase basis using a balancing standard.793. at 8. Key takeaways. 1930) (Hand, J., providing survey of cases). A fundamental principle of fairness in litigation is that the rules of procedure apply to all parties, including pro se litigants. 1228 Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357 (1978). The Court indicated that a balancing-of-interests test should be used to determine when the Due Process Clause required the prosecution to carry the burden of proof and when some part of the burden might be shifted to the defendant. . 789 Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254, 271 (1970) (citations omitted). . Predeprivation notice and hearing may be required if the property is not the sort that, given advance warning, could be removed to another jurisdiction, destroyed, or concealed. 1145 Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44 (1987). But see Western Union Tel. That is particularly true where, as here, the States only post-termination process comes in the form of an independent tort action. This goal may be achieved by the boards largely informal methods; eschewing formal hearings, notice, and specification of particular evidence in the record. Jurisdiction would continue, however, if a state had conditioned doing business on a firms agreeing to accept service through state officers should it and its agent withdraw. at 18. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Fourteenth Amendment -- Rights Guaranteed: Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process, and Equal Protection. 1233 In Hicks v. Oklahoma, 447 U.S. 343 (1980), the jury had been charged in accordance with a habitual offender statute that if it found defendant guilty of the offense charged, which would be a third felony conviction, it should assess punishment at 40 years imprisonment. In one such case the Court ruled that a juvenile undergoing custodial interrogation by police had not invoked a Miranda right to remain silent by requesting permission to consult with his probation officer, since a probation officer could not be equated with an attorney, but indicated as well that a juveniles waiver of Miranda rights was to be evaluated under the same totality-of-the-circumstances approach applicable to adults. 783 Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254, 269 (1970). First, as noted, if the prosecutor knew or should have known that testimony given to the trial was perjured, the conviction must be set aside if there is any reasonable likelihood that the false testimony could have affected the judgment of the jury.1164 Second, as established in Brady, if the defense specifically requested certain evidence and the prosecutor withheld it,1165 the conviction must be set aside if the suppressed evidence might have affected the outcome of the trial.1166 Third (the new law created in Agurs), if the defense did not make a request at all, or simply asked for all Brady material or for anything exculpatory, a duty resides in the prosecution to reveal to the defense obviously exculpatory evidence. 809 This means that Congress or a state legislature could still simply take away part or all of the benefit. v. Cade, 233 U.S. 642, 650 (1914). Also, the hearing officer should prepare a digest of the hearing and base his decision upon the evidence adduced at the hearing.1303, Prior to the final decision on revocation, there should be a more formal revocation hearing at which there would be a final evaluation of any contested relevant facts and consideration whether the facts as determined warrant revocation. at 770 (Justices Rehnquist, White, OConnor, and Chief Justice Burger). The Court, without discussing the source of the entitlement, noted that the governmental action impugned the individuals reputation, honor, and integrity.839. 1033 Browning-Ferris Industries v. Kelco Disposal, Inc., 492 U.S. 257, 260 (1989). The Court concluded that the possibility of vindictiveness was so low because normally the jury would not know of the result of the prior trial nor the sentence imposed, nor would it feel either the personal or institutional interests of judges leading to efforts to discourage the seeking of new trials. Richardson v. Belcher, 404 U.S. 78 (1971); United States Railroad Retirement Bd. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Div. Second, it was not clear, if the fairness of the trial was at issue, why the circumstances of the failure to disclose should affect the evaluation of the impact that such information would have had on the trial. 984 433 U.S. at 207 (internal quotation from RESTATEMENT (SECOND)OF CONFLICT OF LAWS 56, Introductory Note (1971)). 964 See Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., slip op. Thus, as the interest in correct fact-finding was strong on both sides, the proceeding was relatively simple, no features were present raising a risk of criminal liability, no expert witnesses were present, and no specially troublesome substantive or procedural issues had been raised, the litigant did not have a right to appointed counsel.794 In other due process cases involving parental rights, the Court has held that due process requires special state attention to parental rights.795 Thus, it would appear likely that in other parental right cases, a right to appointed counsel could be established. 911 State legislation which provides that a defendant who comes into court to challenge the validity of service upon him in a personal action surrenders himself to the jurisdiction of the court, but which allows him to dispute where process was served, is constitutional and does not deprive him of property without due process of law. The meaning of FAIRNESS DOCTRINE is a tenet of licensed broadcasting that ensures a reasonable opportunity for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues. But see Mitchell v. W.T. Thus, the Court reasoned that it was difficult to see how the present system of guided discretion could raise vagueness concerns. 969 The Confiscation Cases, 87 U.S. (20 Wall.) at 21920. 1. they are the highest form of law 2. they express the will of the whole people 3. they always bind the gov. But see id. Concurring Justice Powell thought that due process might be met by a proceeding far less formal than a trial, that the state should provide an impartial officer or board that can receive evidence and argument from the prisoners counsel. Id. Quasi in Rem: Attachment Proceedings.If a defendant is neither domiciled nor present in a state, he cannot be served personally, and any judgment in money obtained against him would be unenforceable. . For instance, in a case involving a state proceeding to terminate the parental rights of an indigent without providing her counsel, the Court recognized the parents interest as an extremely important one. The Court, however, also noted the states strong interest in protecting the welfare of children. at 35, 38. This doctrine holds that the 14th Amendment does not hold the states to the provisions of the Bill of. Id. Justice Blackmuns opinion of the Court, which was joined by Chief Justice Burger and Justices Stewart and White, reasoned that a juvenile proceeding was not a criminal prosecution within the terms of the Sixth Amendment, so that jury trials were not automatically required; instead, the prior cases had proceeded on a fundamental fairness approach and in that regard a jury was not a necessary component of fair factfinding and its use would have serious repercussions on the rehabilitative and protection functions of the juvenile court. Cf. . See Speiser v. Randall, 357 U.S. 513 (1958). Some #laws made by #legislation can violate the #fundamentalrights of Indviduals and are unconstitutional. at 5 (2017). at 7 (2017). 918 Kulko had visited the state twice, seven and six years respectively before initiation of the present action, his marriage occurring in California on the second visit, but neither the visits nor the marriage was sufficient or relevant to jurisdiction. (2011) (Breyer and Alito concurring). 788 The exclusiveness of the record is fundamental in administrative law. At times, however, a defendant alleges an out-of-court identification in the presence of police is so awed that it is inadmissible as a matter of fundamental justice under due process.1128 These cases most commonly challenge such police-arranged procedures as lineups, showups, photographic displays, and the like.1129 But not all cases have alleged careful police orchestration.1130, The Court generally disfavors judicial suppression of eyewitness identifications on due process grounds in lieu of having identification testimony tested in the normal course of the adversarial process.1131 Two elements are required for due process suppression. at 6 (2017). 765 Gibson v. Berryhill, 411 U.S. 564 (1973). Thus, the Court soon recognized that doing business within a state was itself a sufficient basis for jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, at least where the business done was exceptional enough to create a strong state interest in regulation, and service could be effectuated within the state on an agent appointed to carry out the business.915. On the other hand, the criminal standard of beyond a reasonable doubt is not necessary because the states aim is not punitive and because some or even much of the consequence of an erroneous decision not to commit may fall upon the individual. does not justify withholding a remedy altogether. Id. 807 Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593, 597 (1972). See discussion in Criminal Proceedings to Which the Guarantee Applies, supra. 1119 See id. at 551. Cf. Learning Outcomes: At the end of Module 7, you should be able to: 1. describe the background with which Rawls' theory of Justice is based; 2. explain the two principles inherent in the concept of "justice as fairness;" 3. justify the importance of undergoing the "veil of ignorance" when making policies and moral decisions; 4. tell why . 937 This departure was recognized by Justice Rutledge subsequently in Nippert v. City of Richmond, 327 U.S. 416, 422 (1946). of Missions v. Adams, 462 U.S. 791 (1983) (personal service or notice by mail is required for mortgagee of real property subject to tax sale, Tulsa Professional Collection Servs. 1246 An intervening conviction on other charges for acts committed prior to the first sentencing may justify imposition of an increased sentence following a second trial. denied, 439 U.S. 1034 (1978). Further, the guidelines, which serve to advise courts how to exercise their discretion within the bounds set by Congress, simply do not regulate any conduct that can be arbitrarily enforced against a criminal defendant. If the Court does so, it will not only crush the hopes of 43 million borrowers, keeping many in debt servitude, unable . A five-Justice majority, though denying a right to counsel, nevertheless reversed the contempt order because it found that the procedures followed remained inadequate. Charged with forgery, Hayes was informed during plea negotiations that if he would plead guilty the prosecutor would recommend a five-year sentence; if he did not plead guilty, the prosecutor would also seek an indictment under the habitual criminal statute under which Hayes, because of two prior felony convictions, would receive a mandatory life sentence if convicted. Id. The distinction the Court draws between this case and Bordenkircher and Goodwin is that of pretrial conduct, in which vindictiveness is not likely, and post-trial conduct, in which vindictiveness is more likely and is not permitted. Here the Court held that the government had failed to prove that the defendant was initially predisposed to purchase child pornography, even though he had become so predisposed following solicitation through an undercover sting operation. Principles of Justice The most fundamental principle of justice was first defined by Aristotle: . 1143 Initially, the televising of certain trials was struck down on the grounds that the harmful potential effect on the jurors was substantial, that the testimony presented at trial may be distorted by the multifaceted inuence of television upon the conduct of witnesses, that the judges ability to preside over the trial and guarantee fairness is considerably encumbered to the possible detriment of fairness, and that the defendant is likely to be harassed by his television exposure. . When protected interests are implicated, the right to some kind of prior hearing is paramount. But see id. Nor has it been settled whether inconsistent prosecutorial theories in separate cases can be the basis for a due process challenge. . . The Court explained that, [l]ike any standard that requires a determination of reasonableness, the minimum contacts test . v. Ford, 287 U.S. 502 (1933) (rebuttable presumption of railroad negligence for accident at grade crossing). The Court has numerous times asserted that contacts sufficient for the purpose of designating a particular states law as appropriate may be insufficient for the purpose of asserting jurisdiction. Action, not expectation, is key.956 In Asahi, the state was found to lack jurisdiction under both tests cited. In re Bonner, 151 U.S. 242 (1894). 959 564 U.S. ___, No. 539 U.S. at 180. 1282 Hudson v. Palmer, 468 U.S. 517, 526 (1984); Block v. Rutherford, 468 U.S. 576 (1984) (holding also that needs of prison security support a rule denying pretrial detainees contact visits with spouses, children, relatives, and friends). The doctrine of selective incorporation, or simply the incorporation doctrine, makes the first ten amendments to the Constitutionknown as the Bill of Rightsbinding on the states. Fundamental fairness. Merriam-Webster.com Legal Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/fundamental%20fairness. 071114, slip op. [6] 455 U.S. at 438. See also Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396, 40405 (1974) (invalidating state prison mail censorship regulations). Supreme Court Announces A "fundamental Fairness" Test For Constitutional Limits On State Power The due process argument Palko made really dates from two dissenting opinions written much earlier by Justice John Marshall Harlan I: Hurtado v. California (1884) and Twining v. State of New Jersey (1908). MuMin v. Virginia, 500 U.S. 415 (1991). (1) Notice. at 645 n.13. Post the Definition of fundamental fairness to Facebook, Share the Definition of fundamental fairness on Twitter. B) Fundamental fairness is unfair to women. The fairness doctrine's constitutionality was tested and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark 1969 case, Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC (395 U.S. 367). Incorporation Doctrine. 1023 Ballard v. Hunter, 204 U.S. 241, 259 (1907). The Court asks not whether the judge is actually, subjectively biased, but whether the average judge in his position is likely to be neutral, or whether there is an unconstitutional potential for bias.773 In Caperton, a company appealed a jury verdict of $50 million, and its chairman spent $3 million to elect a justice to the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia at a time when [i]t was reasonably foreseeable . 432 U.S. at 216. Cf. See Parratt v. Taylor, 451 U.S. 527, 53840 (1981). 1085 Norris v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 587 (1935); Cassell v. Texas, 339 U.S. 282 (1950); Eubanks v. Louisiana, 356 U.S. 584 (1958); Hernandez v. Texas, 347 U.S. 475 (1954); Pierre v. Louisiana, 306 U.S. 354 (1939). Concurrently with the virtual demise of the right-privilege distinction, there arose the entitlement doctrine, under which the Court erected a barrier of proceduralbut not substantiveprotections809 against erroneous governmental deprivation of something it had within its discretion bestowed. See also Brady v. United States, 397 U.S. 742 (1970). do not implicate the twin concerns underlying [the] vagueness doctrineproviding notice and preventing arbitrary enforcement. Id. Concurring Justice OConnor, joined by Justice White, emphasized Floridas denial of the opportunity to be heard, and did not express an opinion on whether the state could designate the governor as decisionmaker. Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co., 445 U.S. 422, 43233 (1982). A guilty plea will ordinarily waive challenges to alleged unconstitutional police practices occurring prior to the plea, unless the defendant can show that the plea resulted from incompetent counsel. Cf. Rep. 941, 950 (1840) (If some controlling disease was, in truth, the acting power within [the defendant] which he could not resist, then he will not be responsible). The state can permit pleas of guilty in which the defendant reserves the right to raise constitutional questions on appeal, and federal habeas courts will honor that arrangement. When he subsequently sought to challenge the imposition of this impoundment fee, he was unable to obtain a hearing until 27 days after his car had been towed. . Continuous operations were sometimes sufficiently substantial and of a nature to warrant assertions of jurisdiction. To reach this conclusion, the Court not only overturned prior holdings that mere solicitation of business does not constitute a sufficient contact to subject a foreign corporation to a states jurisdiction,937 but also rejected the presence test as begging the question to be decided. But our system of law has always endeavored to prevent even the probability of unfairness. In re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133, 136 (1955). Boddie v. Connecticut, 401 U.S. 371 (1971); Lindsey v. Normet, 405 U.S. 56, 7479 (1972); Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745 (1982). When deciding whether or not to incorporate a particular amendment against the states, the Court asks whether the right in dispute is "fundamental," "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty," and/or "deeply rooted in the nation's history and traditions. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that could outlaw President Biden's student debt relief program. 3500. [S]ome form of hearing is required before an individual is finally deprived of a property [or liberty] interest.759 This right is a basic aspect of the duty of government to follow a fair process of decision making when it acts to deprive a person of his possessions. 871 Gilbert v. Homar, 520 U.S. 924 (1997) (no hearing required prior to suspension without pay of tenured police officer arrested and charged with a felony). at 10 (noting that the judge in this case had highlighted the number of capital cases in which he participated when campaigning for judicial office). at 15. The distinction between the two is clear (now). the Court declared that, under the current scheme of individualized indeterminate sentencing, the judge must be free to consider the broadest range of information in assessing the defendants prospects for rehabilitation; defendants truthfulness, as assessed by the trial judge from his own observations, is relevant information.1239. 1049 Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319 (1976). The Court reasoned that after a conviction has been reversed, the criminal defendant is presumed innocent and any funds provided to the state as a result of the conviction rightfully belong to the person who was formerly subject to the prosecution. . See also Musacchio v. United States, 577 U.S. ___, No. 1157 Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959); Alcorta v. Texas, 355 U.S. 28 (1957). Liability for actions taken by the government in the context of a pretrial detainee due process lawsuit does not, therefore, turn on whether a particular officer subjectively knew that the conduct being taken was unreasonable. . The practice of allowing a state to attach a non-residents real and personal property situated within its borders to satisfy a debt or other claim by one of its citizens goes back to colonial times. Due process of law requires that the proceedings shall be fair, but fairness is a relative, not an absolute concept. L. REV. 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 process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Id. 1189 Dissenting in Patterson, Justice Powell argued that the two statutes were functional equivalents that should be treated alike constitutionally. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. v. Crenshaw, 486 U.S. 71 (1988) (assessment of 15% penalty on party who unsuccessfully appeals from money judgment meets rational basis test under equal protection challenge, since it applies to plaintiffs and defendants alike and does not single out one class of appellants). at 557. E.g., Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293 (1967) (suspect brought handcuffed to sole witnesss hospital room where it was uncertain whether witness would survive her wounds). . 3577. Thus, combining functions within an agency, such as by allowing members of a State Medical Examining Board to both investigate and adjudicate a physicians suspension, may raise substantial concerns, but does not by itself establish a violation of due process.767 The Court has also held that the official or personal stake that school board members had in a decision to fire teachers who had engaged in a strike against the school system in violation of state law was not such so as to disqualify them.768 Sometimes, to ensure an impartial tribunal, the Due Process Clause requires a judge to recuse himself from a case. State Farm Mut. 768 Hortonville Joint School Dist. Ones ownership of lands, chattels, and other properties, to be sure, was highly dependent upon legal protections of rights commonly associated with that ownership, but it was a concept universally understood in Anglo-American countries. 966 Boswells Lessee v. Otis, 50 U.S. (9 How.) . 1199 subject disapproved, it was factually distinguished as involving users of hard narcotics. Here is a look at 10 famous Court decisions that show the progression of the 14th Amendment from Reconstruction to the era of affirmative action. 1310 The Court in Greenholtz held that procedures designed to elicit specific facts were inappropriate under the circumstances, and minimizing the risk of error should be the prime consideration. In another context, the Supreme Court applied the Mathews test to strike down a provision in Colorados Exoneration Act.877 That statute required individuals whose criminal convictions had been invalidated to prove their innocence by clear and convincing evidence in order to recoup any fines, penalties, court costs, or restitution paid to the state as a result of the conviction.878 The Court, noting that [a]bsent conviction of crime, one is presumed innocent,879 concluded that all three considerations under Mathews weigh[ed] decisively against Colorados scheme.880 Specifically, the Court reasoned that (1) those affected by the Colorado statute have an obvious interest in regaining their funds;881 (2) the burden of proving ones innocence by clear and convincing evidence unacceptably risked erroneous deprivation of those funds;882 and (3) the state had no countervailing interests in withholding money to which it had zero claim of right.883 As a result, the Court held that the state could not impose anything more than minimal procedures for the return of funds that occurred as a result of a conviction that was subsequently invalidated.884, In another respect, the balancing standard of Mathews has resulted in states having wider exibility in determining what process is required. . Instead of mother and father and sisters and brothers and friends and classmates, his world is peopled by guards, custodians, state employees, and delinquents confined with him for anything from waywardness to rape and homicide. 921 571 U.S. ___, No. What it said is that states had to treat criminal defendants in a way that is fundamentally fair. v. Pope, 485 U.S. 478 (1988) (notice by mail or other appropriate means to reasonably ascertainable creditors of probated estate). at 33031. See also Hicks v. Oklahoma, 447 U.S. 343 (1980) (where sentencing enhancement scheme for habitual offenders found unconstitutional, defendants sentence cannot be sustained, even if sentence falls within range of unenhanced sentences); Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510 (1979) (conclusive presumptions in jury instruction may not be used to shift burden of proof of an element of crime to defendant); Kentucky v. Whorton, 441 U.S. 786 (1979) (fairness of failure to give jury instruction on presumption of innocence evaluated under totality of circumstances); Taylor v. Kentucky, 436 U.S. 478 (1978) (requiring, upon defense request, jury instruction on presumption of innocence); Patterson v. New York, 432 U.S. 197 (1977) (defendant may be required to bear burden of affirmative defense); Henderson v. Kibbe, 431 U.S. 145 (1977) (sufficiency of jury instructions); Estelle v. Williams, 425 U.S. 501 (1976) (a state cannot compel an accused to stand trial before a jury while dressed in identifiable prison clothes); Mullaney v. Wilbur, 421 U.S. 684 (1975) (defendant may not be required to carry the burden of disproving an element of a crime for which he is charged); Wardius v. Oregon, 412 U.S. 470 (1973) (defendant may not be held to rule requiring disclosure to prosecution of an alibi defense unless defendant is given reciprocal discovery rights against the state); Chambers v. 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