rights of the accused
Defendant's legal safeguards
Rights of the accused are legal protections guaranteed to people charged with crimes.
In the United States, these include the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to confront witnesses, and protection against unreasonable searches and self-incrimination.
Most derive from the Bill of Rights: The defendant's rights of the accused were violated when police searched without a warrant.
- Sixth AmendmentConstitutional trial protections
- Fourteenth AmendmentPost-Civil War constitutional addition
- habeas corpusWrit challenging lawful custody
- presumption of innocenceDefault legal blamelessness
- not guiltyCleared of charges
exclusionary rule · chain of custody · charge · burden of proof · judge · bail hearing · attorney-client privilege · lawyer · legal representation · public defender · criminal defense · cross examine · sentence · jury · bench · Eighth Amendment · plea · Fourth Amendment
- defendant rightsMiranda warning, presumption of innocence, fair trial, legal representation, public defender
rights of the accusedgovernment authority
State's legitimate power
state power · sovereign immunity · police state · martial law
rights of the accusedsummary justice
Immediate punishment without trial
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