Case brief on Sheppard v Maxwell

I. Heading - identify the case by party names and citation (include the date).

II. Facts - include only those facts that are significant to the specific legal issue being decided by the court. Accused of murdering his wife on the 4th of July, goes to the hospital, and claims he was fighting off a form who attacked his wife, the coroner was the investigative officer is convinced Sam killed his wife, all through the investigation insane media attention, a ton of press(at the crime scene!!! Essentially a witch-hunt) and interrogation. Grand inquisition takes 3 days. Mess. Press releases addresses of the jurors.

III. Procedural History - explain how the case made its way to the current level of review.

IV. Issue - the legal question the court is faced with answering that has been raised in the case.

V. Rule - what law (statutes, constitutional provisions, prior cases or administrative rules) did this court apply to enable them to solve the legal question(s) raised in this case?5th and 14 amendments, due process, a little bit of 6th Amendment (fundamental fairness) Patterson v. Colorado, re Oliver, Craig v Herney, Cox v Louisiana.

VI. Analysis - explain how the court applied the legal rule(s) to the facts in deciding the answer to the question posed by the issue in this case.

VII. Conclusion - did the court affirm, reverse, remand? This should be a very short statement of the outcome.