Appeal Must Be To An Informed, Civically

Ours Is An Accusatorial, And Not An Inquisitorial, System - A System In Which The State Must Establish Guilt By Evidence Independently And Freely Secured, And May Not, By Coercion, Prove Its Charge Against An Accused Out Of His Own Mouth.

The Ultimate Touchstone Of Constitutionality Is The Constitution Itself, And Not What We Have Said About It.

Judicial Judgment Must Take Deep Account...of The Day Before Yesterday In Order That Yesterday May Not Paralyze Today.

We Recognize That Stare Decisis Embodies An Important Social Policy That Represents An Element Of Continuity In Law And Is Rooted In The Psychological Need To Satisfy Reasonable Expectations.

It Is Hostile To A Democratic System To Involve The Judiciary In The Politics Of The People.