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- Right
to an Attorney
- Defendants have the right to an attorney throughout legal
proceedings. The court will appoint an attorney for the
defendant at no charge if he/she cannot afford to hire one. Yet,
at the end of the case, they may be asked to pay all or part of
the cost for that attorney, if he/she can afford to.
- Right
to a Jury Trial - Defendants have the right to a speedy,
public jury trial. At the trial, the defendant is presumed
innocent, and cannot be convicted unless 12 impartial jurors
have been convinced of the defendant’s guilt beyond a
reasonable doubt.
- Right
to Confront Witnesses - Defendants have the right to
confront and cross-examine all witnesses testifying against
them.
- Right
Against Self-Incrimination - The defendant has the right to
remain silent, to prevent self-incrimmination, and the right to
testify on their own behalf.
- Right
to Produce Evidence - The defendant has the right to present
evidence and to have the court issue a subpoena to bring into
court all witnesses and evidence favorable to them, at no cost
to them.
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