Bill Of Rights Case Study

The Bill of Rights isn 't some legalistic fine print. It was written to make our lives more free, more prosperous, and happier. By stating this about the Constitution 's Bill of Rights there is a definitive ideology that citizens have for the amendments that is different in every person. To have every individual happy isn’t the primary goal of the document, but it is to ensure national protection which extends to a happier general population. Yet many say that the country has failed them in their individual liberties and should be more careful in their cases when it comes to matters of the Constitution. While there are a fairly decent amount of these documents that are simply angered citizens, some hold to be true in their defense. When it …show more content…
Taking place in the year of 1954, during the first trial of Sheppard, one of the biggest economic booms of the time period was technology and its influence in society. Experimenting with this new idea many Americans was easily persuaded to one side or another in the case of Sheppard vs. Maxwell, causing controversy to his right to a fair, unbiased trial. This right is listed in the United States Constitution as the sixth of ten amendments; it writes that public word or media shouldn’t effect the case, and if this is likely to happen the case should be handled by a different court system away from public opinion. The controversy grew even more when Sheppard was convicted as guilty, and the injustice wasn’t corrected until Shepard was given a second chance by the Supreme Court after constant repeals and another trial took place in the year 1966. Under special circumstances the case was retried, to help fix the problem of the unfair, biased trial, but many people believe that he shouldn’t have been convicted in the first …show more content…
To begin, the sixth amendment was explained and given an example for the public to look at how it is used in real life situations. The translation and meaning of the amendment was detailed by the Supreme Court to where a court verdict was changed and a man was released from a possible life sentence in prison, The case showed injustice and a government who was willing to admit and correct that mistake, and ever since then there have been fewer accidents upon this amendment being broken. Public eye towards the court has become more respectable, and convicts and the accused feel more safe from public ridicule as they go through the legalization process. The case is helpful in the political identification process of today, but shows how government has changed since the 1960 time period. Sheppard vs. Maxwell was a trial that was long prolongated and never should’ve occurred, and was corrected due to the Constitution and Bill of