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Leading Cases in Due Process

• ROCHIN v. CALIFORNIA, 342 U.S. 165 (1952)
  Due process includes more that those rights specifically established in the bill of rights.
   
• BARRON v. CITY OF BALTIMORE, 32 U.S. 243 (1833)
  A historical case in which the Marshal court determined that due process rights were protected only from infringement by the federal government, not the states. 
   
• DUNCAN v. LOUISIANA, 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
  In all criminal cases, the accused has the right to a jury trial.
   
• TAYLOR v. KENTUCKY, 436 U.S. 478 (1978)
  The concept of due process includes the right of the defendant to have the jury instructed on the presumption of innocence.
   
• GOLDBERG v. KELLY, 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
  A civil case that discusses the meaning of procedural due process.
   
• UNITED STATES v. AGURS, 427 U.S. 97 (1976)
  Discusses the requirement that prosecutors disclose evidence that may be favorable to the defense. 

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