This case study assignment explores the concept of stare decisis and whether it is an inexorable command- Access and read Is Stare Decisis an
Inexor able Command? Please answer the following questions about the case study:
What does the court mean when it says “Stare decisis is not an inexorable command; rather it is a principle of policy and not a mechanical
formula of adherence to the latest decision”?
What would it mean for the American system of criminal justice, if stare decisis actually was an “inexor able command” or a “mechanical formula of
adherence to the latest decision”?
