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What three amendments of the bill of rights protects someone accused of a crime?
Innocent before guilty.
What amendments pertain to your rights if your rights if you are accused of a crime?
Miranda rights
What preposition is used with accused?
Someone is accused "of" a crime.
The Fourth Fifth Sixth and Eighth Amendments are largely about?
protections for those accused of committing a crime.
Why is it important to protect the rights of a person accused of a crime?
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.
A woman accused of a crime is testifying in court. How does the fifth amendment protect her?
She is not required to answer questions that would force her to confess to a crime.
What does being accused of a major crime mean?
Being accused of a major crime means that you are being accused of doing something really bad, criminally. This can range from theft to assaulting someone.
Who should be interrogated?
Someone accused of a crime and has been read their Miranda rights.
Legal right to fair treatment before and during legal proceedings us guaranteed under which section of the bill of rights?
The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th amendments in the Bill of Rights protect people accused of a crime and limit fines and punishments.
If a person is accused of child abuse but the charges have been dropped can they be prosecuted if they later admit to it?
no because one of the amendments states that we cannot be continually prosacuted for the same crime.
What do the 5th 6th 7th and 8th Amendments have in common?
they all protect the rights of people accused of crimes
What does defend mean?
Defend means to protect yourself or others from harm.
