Frank
Palko had been charge with first-degree murder. He was convicted
instead of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The
state of Connecticut appealed and won a new trial; this time the court
found Palko guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced him to death.
The Supreme Court upheld Palko's second conviction. Some Bill of Rights
guarantees-- such as freedom of thought and speech--are fundamental, and
that the 14th amendment's due process clause absorbed the fundamental
rights and applied them to the states. Protection against double
jeopardy was not a fundamental right. (Quizlet Flash cards):
After the sentencing they saw to it that the double Jeopardy right was NOT a fundamental right. therefore this is the ruling
