Rights Before Trial
being questioned by law enforcement
Interrogations
Presumption of innocence means
innocent until proven guilty
Type of Punishment: helping injured parties recover, often financially
Restitution
Law Enforcement using ethnic appearance as the justification for identifying people who may or may not have broken the law
racial profiling
Required by law enforcement to conduct a search outside of specific exceptions
search warrant
Plea bargains
Convicted persons have this right to challenge their ruling.
Appeal
All that is needed to search students is
reasonable suspicion
Pleading the 5th is stating that you will
to not self incriminate
If you cannot afford an attorney
One will be provided for you, Gideon v Wainwright
Life in prison after a specific number of felonies,
3 strike laws
Sobriety checkpoints and other fixed point searches can be legal known as
suspicion less searches
What two rights must law enforcement notify detainees of having before a lawful questioning
Right to Silence and Attorney, (Miranda Rights)
Jurors can be dismissed by either the defense or prosecution due to concerns over
bias
The 8th Amendment protects us from
Cruel and Unusual Punishment
This factor, which varies widley with every individual, can be a strong determinant of the quality of council in legal matters and a greater ability to 'fight' in court
Income, money, $$$$ good lawyers are expensive (the best cost more)
What right disappears when crossing an international border?
Search 4th Amendment
Speedy and Public Trials are guaranteed by which amendment
6th
If found innocent you cannot be charged with that crime again
Double Jeopardy
Number of Amendments in the Bill of Rights concerning legal rights surrounding courts/ legal proceedings
Five
4,5,6,7,8