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Can the government require a person accused of a crime to be tried without a jury and by a judge?
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∙ 9y ago
No, that is called a Bill of Attainder as they are expressly forbidden by the Constitution. A Bill of Attainder is specifically defined as a law that punishes an individual or group without a trial.
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What is the definition of a speedy trial?
The guarantee of a speedy trial is meant to ensure that the government will try a person accused of a crime within a reasonable time and without undue delay.
Can you define murder of an accused person by a mob without trial?
the answer is : "Lynching".
The return of a person by government of 1 state to the state where she or he has been accused of a crime?
extradition
What is the law that convicts an accused person without trial?
the law is: "Bill of Attainder".
What is a law which prevents the government from holding a person in jail without a public trial?
The Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution outlines the right to a speedy and public trial. These laws, and others, are known as the rights of the accused in criminal prosecutions.
How a citizen's rights are protected by due process?
If you are accused of a crime the government has a legal requirement to respect all legal rights that are owned to a person. Due process balances the power of the law of the land and protects the individual person from it. When a government harms a person without following the law this constitutes a due process violation.
Why does due process of law require that before a person can be convicted in a criminal case every member of a jury vote for conviction?
This is so that the person being accused is not convicted unfairly due to judgments or prejudices. The "due process of law" basically protects you from judgments, government interaction, and unfair conviction.
What does an accused perpetrator mean?
Perpetrator means "the person that did the deed." You are being accused of being the person that did "it."
What is the court order requiring that a person accused of a crime be brought to trial without any unreasonable delay called?
dog but
Can a person get accused of a crime for a gun that was stolen from them?
accused - yes; convicted - no
How did roman law protect the right of an accused person?
how did roman law protect the rights of an accused person?
How long can an accused person be held without being informed?
Replace the word informed with "charged". It varies on a state-by-state basis.
