Witness- to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
Indict- to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial
Testify- give or afford evidence.
Grand Jury- a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial.
Due Process- the regular administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied his or her legal rights and all laws must conform to fundamental
Capital Punishment- punishment by death for a crime
Excessive- going beyond the usual
Bail- property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
Peer- a person of the same legal status
Do you believe that people accused of crimes deserve all of these rights or just some of them? Why or why not?
I believe that most of these are reasonable. But I dont agree with, you can only be tried once for a crime because what if one of your family members is murdered and you saw the killer do it and the jury thought differently. Then eventually you the police get more evidence on it but the killer can't be tried again even if thy can prove that he/she actually comitted the crime. Also I don't agree with the death penalty because it's not right if they did something wrong then you go and kill them? That makes no sense at all. I think they should just get life in prision or something more reaonable.
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