Dwight Dexter Upheld In The United States Criminal Justice System

The rights of Dwight Dexter were not upheld in the United States criminal justice system. The rights that were not upheld include the fourth, fifth, and sixth amendment. Because of the rights that were violated, it is believed that Dexter should have another trial.
The fourth amendment right of Mr. Dexter was violated. The Fourth Amendment clearly states that the police must have a warrant to search a someone’s home and personal belongings. Though the police had probable cause, the murder they intended to find could not be located in Mr. Dexter’s car. The police and investigators searched Mr. Dexter’s car without obtaining a search warrant because they did not have enough time to get one. In the car they found a gun that did not relate to the

Dexter’s Fourth Amendment right, his Sixth Amendment right was also in violation. This amendment is to ensure that the accused has the right to a fair, speedy, and public trial, by an impartial jury. In Dexter’s case, he did not have the enjoyment of an impartial jury. In Exhibit B, Document One, all African American jurors were stuck from the jury. Making the jury made up of only white people. Due to the race of Dwight Dexter, it is believed that the jury could have had a bias against him. The jury is to be made up of all races, the prosecution cannot strike one because of their race, proven in Bataan v. Kentucky. Finally, the Sixth Amendment says that the accused must have adequate council. Dwight Dexter was provided with unorganized and unprepared council. Throughout the trials, his council proved to be inadequate. He admitted to the judge that “he had not visited the crime scene, viewed the crime scene photos, or even looked at the prosecutions witness list”. The counselor had not done anything to help or defend Mr. Dexter. The attorney did not even call witness on to the stand to help his case. The landmark case Strickland v. Washington supports the violation of the Sixth Amendment because the court upheld the defendant’s conviction when his rights were violated by his attorney who did not provide enough evidence to defend him properly. Much like this case, the death penalty was on the