The right to an attorney
Umm, get arrested. There are no rights anymore. You have the right to say, "Yes, officer," and anything outside that will earn you a world of hurt. I worked in law for 20 years, and I see very few good police officers any more.
they all protect the rights of people accused of crimes
Yes!!
U.s. Citizens
They believed that the rights that are now guaranteed through the Bill of Rights needed to be stated in some kind of Bill of Rights. Our basic rights should be written in a sort of Bill of Rights to ensure that we were guaranteed those rights.
The Bill of Rights
The bill of rights is intended to protect individual freedoms and their rights.
The 6th amendment gives people accused of crimes certain rights.
The Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments protect the rights of the accused. The rights of the accused are in the US Constitution's Bill of Rights, and are intended to ensure people accused of committing crimes receive equal justice under the law.
they all protect the rights of people accused of crimes
Because without those protecting government can eliminate people oppose them by charging and convict them of a crime.
The Miranda rights are guaranteed by the 5th and 6th amendments to prevent self-incrimination and ensure due-process. People accused of crimes have the right to remain silent, to have an attorney present during questioning, and to have a court appointed attorney if they want one. These rights are read to suspects who are taken into a police custody.
They were given the right to a proper trial and the right to be represented. Moreover, the burden of proof rested on the accuser, rather the accused.
(in the US) You may be referring to the phrase, "due process." Also - the phrase their "Constitutional rights."
Due process is guaranteed to the accused in all criminal case. Various other rights are given to the accused in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments.
are concerned with the rights of persons who are accused of crimes and tried in court.
He or she does not have the right to ask for a specific lawyer. If you cannot afford one you get what they give you, and if you deem the counsel you were given "incompetent" you can appeal your case if you were not acquitted. this is just one of the many rights that they don't have, but there are a lot of rights that can be waved.Added:An accused is guaranteed ONLY those rights which are enumerated.Anything else, regardless of WHATEVER it may be, is not guaranteed.Short answer: If it is not enumerated in the Constitution, Statute, or by Court decision, then, ergo, it is not "guaranteed."
because it state that the powers that are not specifically given to the national goverment-as long as they are not specifically denied to the states-are reserved for the states and the people