Due Process

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1. Why must a penal law give fair notice of prohibited conduct?
2. Which constitutional provision expressly says no person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due proc…
3. What is the accused’s constitutional status in a criminal prosecution before guilt is established under the required st…
4. A hypothetical penal provision prohibits conduct an officer personally finds disagreeable, provides no definition or ob…
5. A statute allows conviction solely on an accusation certificate and expressly denies the accused any opportunity to con…
6. A penal statute uses a general term but defines it through specified acts, objective criteria and an identifiable unlaw…
7. An accused challenges a conduct-focused penal law as applied to an act it clearly and objectively defines. The sole arg…
8. Explain the two due-process concerns addressed by the void-for-vagueness doctrine. Apply them to a hypothetical offense…
9. Congress seeks faster convictions for a serious offense and permits punishment on an accusation that the accused is not…
10. A statute defines prohibited conduct using a general word followed by concrete acts and objective qualifications. An ac…
11. Does Section14(2) expressly protect being heard by oneself and counsel?
12. What constitutional mechanism helps an accused obtain defense witnesses and evidence?