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== Rights with Police == | == Rights with Police == | ||
* [[Arrest]] | * [[Arrest]] | ||
* [[Confessions]] | |||
* [[Pretrial Identification]] | |||
* [[Right to Counsel]] | |||
* [[Right to Silence]] | * [[Right to Silence]] | ||
* [[Search and Seizure]] | * [[Search and Seizure]] | ||
== Rights at Detention == | == Rights at Detention == | ||
* [[Freedom from Punishment]] | |||
* [[Right to Counsel]] | * [[Right to Counsel]] | ||
* [[Right to Habeas Corpus]] | * [[Right to Habeas Corpus]] | ||
* Right to medical care | * Right to medical care | ||
== Rights at Trial == | == Rights at Trial == | ||
* [[ | * [[Double Jeopardy]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Legality Principle]] | ||
* | * [[Presumption of Innocence]] | ||
* [[Right to Compulsory Process]] | * [[Right to Compulsory Process]] | ||
* [[Right to Confront Witnesses]] | * [[Right to Confront Witnesses]] | ||
* [[Right to Counsel (Trial)| Right to Counsel]] | |||
* [[Right to Fair Trial]] | |||
* [[Right to Notice of Charges]] | |||
* [[Right to a Speedy Trial]] | * [[Right to a Speedy Trial]] | ||
* | * Right to Trial by Jury | ||
== Sentencing == | == Sentencing == | ||
* [[Death Sentence]] | * [[Death Sentence]] | ||
* [[Ex Post Facto Punishment]] | * [[Ex Post Facto Punishment]] | ||
* [[Freedom from Cruel or Unusual Punishment]] | |||
* Freedom from Torture | |||
* [[Right to Appeal]] | * [[Right to Appeal]] | ||
* Right Not to be Fined Excessively | |||
== Rights in Prison == | == Rights in Prison == | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 1 June 2010
Criminal defendants around the world are afforded many rights. The general theory behind these rights is that the government has enormous resources available to it for the prosecution of individuals; therefore, individuals are entitled to some protection from the misuse of those powers by the government.
In common law countries, many of the rights below have been shaped by the development, over decades, of case law; as a result, the rules can be very complex. This section should be viewed as an overview of the most significant rights defendants enjoy.
Rights with Police
Rights at Detention
- Freedom from Punishment
- Right to Counsel
- Right to Habeas Corpus
- Right to medical care
Rights at Trial
- Double Jeopardy
- Legality Principle
- Presumption of Innocence
- Right to Compulsory Process
- Right to Confront Witnesses
- Right to Counsel
- Right to Fair Trial
- Right to Notice of Charges
- Right to a Speedy Trial
- Right to Trial by Jury
Sentencing
- Death Sentence
- Ex Post Facto Punishment
- Freedom from Cruel or Unusual Punishment
- Freedom from Torture
- Right to Appeal
- Right Not to be Fined Excessively
