Glossary: K

Katz v. United States [389 U.S. 347 (1967)].  Established the reasonable expectation of privacy standard that the courts now use to evaluate the reasonableness of searches. 

Kentucky v. Whorton.  [441 U.S. 786 (1979)].  "...the failure to give a requested instruction on the presumption of innocence does not in and of itself violate the Constitution. Under Taylor, such a failure must be evaluated in light of the totality of the circumstances - including all the instructions to the jury, the arguments of counsel, whether the weight of the evidence was overwhelming, and other relevant factors - to determine whether the defendant received a constitutionally fair trial."

Klopfer v. North Carolina [386 U.S. 213 (1967)]. In this case, the Supreme Court held that by "indefinitely postponing prosecution on the indictment over petitioner's objection and without stated justification, the State denied petitioner the right to a speedy trial guaranteed to him by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Federal Constitution."

Kirby v. Illinois. [406 U.S. 682 (1972)].  Since there is no formal commencement of legal proceedings, a person does not have a right to counsel at a pre-indictment identification. 

Known Sample. [Forensics].  Objects or material with a verifiable source; usually refers to samples collected by investigators for comparison purposes.

 


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