{"product_id":"chambers-v-florida-and-the-criminal-justice-revolution-hardcover","title":"Chambers v. Florida and the Criminal Justice Revolution - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Brust\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history and enduring legacy of a breakthrough case\u003cbr\u003ein criminal justice reform\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1940, the United\u003cbr\u003eStates Supreme Court decided in \u003ci\u003eChambers v. Florida\u003c\/i\u003e to ban confessions\u003cbr\u003eobtained through mental or physical coercion in criminal trials. This landmark\u003cbr\u003eruling laid the groundwork for many later protections for those in the custody\u003cbr\u003eof law enforcement. This book shows how the case contributed to what is now\u003cbr\u003eknown as the \"criminal procedure revolution,\" a series of Supreme Court rulings\u003cbr\u003ethat found protections in the Bill of Rights applied not only to defendants in federal\u003cbr\u003ecases but also to those in state legal systems.\u003cbr\u003eThe trial that sparked this chain of\u003cbr\u003eevents resulted from the robbing and murder of a white fish-market owner in Pompano, \u003cbr\u003eFlorida, in 1933. Local law enforcement officers extracted confessions from\u003cbr\u003efour Black migrant workers after a week of torture and abuse. Simuel McGill, a\u003cbr\u003eBlack lawyer based in Jacksonville, mounted appeals, kept the accused men safe from\u003cbr\u003elynchings, and eventually took the case to the nation's highest court, where\u003cbr\u003eJustice Hugo Black, among other parts of the ruling, compared justice systems\u003cbr\u003ein the Jim Crow South to those of totalitarian nations in 1930s Europe. This\u003cbr\u003ebook fully explores the case, often overlooked by historians, and its ripple\u003cbr\u003eeffects--such as the \"Miranda rights\" formalized in 1966, including the \"right\u003cbr\u003eto remain silent.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Chambers v.\u003cbr\u003eFlorida\" and the Criminal Justice Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the influence of\u003cbr\u003eAfrican American lawyers in early criminal and civil rights cases, as well as\u003cbr\u003ethe growing public awareness of abuses of power by white sheriffs and law\u003cbr\u003eenforcement authorities during this time. It highlights the ever-present need\u003cbr\u003eto safeguard protections for minority and impoverished individuals accused of\u003cbr\u003ecrimes, reminding readers that with perseverance and vigilance, justice can\u003cbr\u003eprevail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the series Government and Politics in the South, edited by\u003cbr\u003eSharon D. Wright Austin and Angela K. Lewis-Maddox\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50729366159666,"sku":"9780813079363","price":185.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/v0y0E_QGAp9780813079363.webp?v=1765641338","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/chambers-v-florida-and-the-criminal-justice-revolution-hardcover","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}