Various provisions, especially in the Bill of Rights (the first ten amendments to the US Constitution), provide protections to those accused of crimes. For example, the Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures, so the police can't search your house, car, or other belongings without a valid reason. The Fifth Amendment provides that you can't be forced to say something that would incriminate you, and the Sixth protects your right to have a jury hear your case.
Treason
One reason why it's important to protect the rights of a person accused of a crime, is because the person might turn out to be innocent. The US Constitution guarantees the right to due process.
The answer is Treason
Due Process, Trial by jury, no cruel or unusual punishment
The defendant is not guilty of the crime they are accused of.
Sirius Black was the prisoner and he was not guilty of committing the crime he was accused of doing. He was accused of killing some people including Peter Pettigrew.
it is known as arsoning
all of them.
Someone is accused "of" a crime.
people accused of crime
District attorney and prosecutors
Every single one of the US presidents was accused of a crime