no there was no trial
Opinions on whether the defendants received a fair trial in the Boston Massacre vary. Some argue that the trial was fair because the defense was able to present evidence and witnesses, and the jury acquitted two of the defendants. Others believe the trial was biased, as it took place during a period of intense anti-British sentiment, and the defense attorneys faced hostility from the public and the jury.
John Adams believed that the rule of law should be paramount and that the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre deserved a fair trial. Adams successfully defended Captain Preston.
John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers accused of shooting the colonist in the Boston Massacre. He won the case too.
it ensures that defendants are not subjected to a unreasonably lengthy incarceration prior to a fair trial
A crowd was egging on the British soldiers by throwing stuff at them, 5 people were killed by the British, they got sent to trial but a lawyer believed that even the British deserved a fair trial and the British were cleared of all charges.
one thing is that he remembered he could as very well get in ALOT of trouble if the patriots won and he did think that it wasn't fair to the British for defending themselves and their was a thing that said you could defend yourself if needed
john Adams
C. A Fair Trial
John Adams believed that the rule of law should be paramount and that the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre deserved a fair trial. Adams successfully defended Captain Preston.
John Adams was the lawyer for the British soldiers accused of shooting the colonist in the Boston Massacre. He won the case too.
it ensures that defendants are not subjected to a unreasonably lengthy incarceration prior to a fair trial
A crowd was egging on the British soldiers by throwing stuff at them, 5 people were killed by the British, they got sent to trial but a lawyer believed that even the British deserved a fair trial and the British were cleared of all charges.
I think because they believed strongly in the concept of a fair trial. Adams' diary entry suggests that. You can read it on the site below. In fact, these two individuals were lawyers from Boston.
Chief among them are several Amendments to the US Constitution which address this very subject, AND many decision of the US and State Supreme Courts which protect defendants under certain specified circumstances.
one thing is that he remembered he could as very well get in ALOT of trouble if the patriots won and he did think that it wasn't fair to the British for defending themselves and their was a thing that said you could defend yourself if needed
right to a fair trial presumption of innocence
A fair trial before an impartial jury of their peers.
A "fair trial" is a neutral trial conducted to accord each party to the proceeding their due process rights.The right to a fair trial applies to civil and criminal proceedings and various rights associated with a fair trial are explicitly proclaimed in the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.In a fair trial, the accused's legal rights are safeguarded and respected.A fair trial hears before it condemns (i.e.: The trial proceeds on inquiry and renders judgment only aftertrial).In a fair trial, jurors are to be entirely indifferent as to the parties at the outset.The necessary elements of a fair trial are an adequate hearing and an impartial tribunal, free from any interest, bias, or prejudice.A fair trial presupposes full justice is rendered within human limitations.