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As a general rule defendants do not have a right to confront victims at a trial?
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Which amendment guarantees a defendants have a right to a lawyer in their defense?
6th
Do you have the right to confront your accuser at your place of employment?
No you do not have the right to face your accuser at work. The law only applies in court.
Is the right to an attorney a fundamental right that should also be guaranteed to criminal defendants Gideon by the states regardless of the seriousness of the crime?
Yes, the right to an attorney is, and should be, given to any defendant who is being brought up on criminal charges. Defendants have the right to adequate legal representation, and the average person does not have the ability to provide that for themselves.
What does amendment six public trial mean?
There had been trials that were held in secret, behind closed doors, with procedures that gave the defendant little protection, and could have been, well, "bogus". The 6th Amendment made secret criminal trials illegal and gave defendants additional protections (right to confront witnesses, etc.).
What do you do if you lie?
you should confront the person right away and tell them you are sorry
Faretta v California supports the defendants right to?
Represent himself or herself. (Turn down an attorney)
When someone infects you with s t d do you have a legal right to confront them?
yes
Is the right to confront a witness against you a civil right?
Yes, it is covered by the Sixth Amendment which says that you have the right "to be confronted with the witnesses against him."
Why do attorneys represent defendants?
All defendants are entitled to a presumption of innocence and a defense against their charges. Some defense attorneys are motivated by the ideals of the law, some do it for money - some do it for both.
Are defendants represented by a private attorney through all stages of the court proces?
dedfendants have a right to an attorney to be provided to them by the govenrment in all criminal cases only if they can not afford one of their own. also, in the decision of escobedo v. illinois, supreme court ruled defendants right to council at all points of due process.
Why are citizens obligated to respond to such documents?
to protect the constitutional right to confront ones accusure
What US supreme court case established the right to counsel for indigent defendants in federal court proceedings?
Gideon v. Wainwright
