Home›Landmark Cases›Case Era›By Decade›1980sBrowse By1980sThis dimension groups landmark criminal cases by the era in which they were decided. Wikipedia notes that a leading case is "one that settles the law upon some important point," a point that is always settled at one particular time in legal history. Browsing by case era lets a visitor compare landmark cases decided in the same period.1980sComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)1980sFilter Results4 entriesInvestigating InstitutionAllFederal Bureau of Investigation (1)Leicestershire Constabulary (1)Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (1)Los Angeles Police Department (1)New York City Police Department (1)Concept IllustratedAllFalse Confession (1)Wrongful Conviction (1)Offense InvolvedAllAssault (1)Murder (3)Rape (1)Serial Murder (2)Sexual Assault (1)Location or JurisdictionAllAtlanta, Georgia, United States (1)Central Park, New York City, United States (1)Leicestershire, England (1)Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, United States (1)Group TreeAllContested Confessions and Convictions (1)DNA Identification Cases (1)Fingerprint Evidence Cases (1)Trace and Physical Evidence Cases (1)Forensic Discipline UsedAllCriminalistics (1)Dactyloscopy (1)DNA Profiling (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Atlanta Murders of 1979 to 19811980sCentral Park Jogger Case1980sColin Pitchfork Case1980sNight Stalker Case1980sComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.