Goodwin V. Us Case Brief

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United States v. Goodwin 457 U.S. 368 (1982)
Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Stevens
Summary of Facts: The respondent, Goodwin, was charged with petty offenses and misdemeanors related to speeding, reckless driving, failing to give aid at an accident scene, fleeing from a police officer, and assault by striking a peace officer 457 U.S. 368 (1982). If the respondent had been convicted of every count he was charged with, his maximum punishment would have been a $3,500 fine and twenty-eight months in prison 457 U.S. 368 (1982). Although all the petty offense and misdemeanor charges were scheduled for trial before a magistrate, the judge was not authorized to conduct the jury trials. In addition, the prosecutor assigned to the case …show more content…
In doing so, the respondent's demand required the case to be transferred from the Magistrate's Court in Hyattsville to the District Court in Baltimore 457 U.S. 368 (1982). Additionally, the demand also made it vital for prosecution to be reassigned to an Assistant United States Attorney, who is authorized in litigating cases in District Court. The newly assigned prosecutor sought and obtained a second, four-count indictment, thus making the same allegations of petty offenses and misdemeanors now charged as a misdemeanor and two felonies; assault, impede a federal officer with a deadly weapon, and assault with a dangerous weapon 457 U.S. 368 (1982). The respondent, if convicted of all these misdemeanor and felony charges, would be facing the maximum punishment of a $11,500 fine and fifteen years in prison 457 U.S. 368 (1982). From the elevation of charges against him, such as petty offenses to felonies, and the exercise of his statutory and constitutional right to a jury trial, the respondent claims these actions reflected prosecutorial vindictiveness and denied him Due Process of
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