That no law shall be enacted in Porto Rico which shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or deny to any person therein the equal protection of the laws. That in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy... A Bill to Amend the Organic Act of Puerto Rico: Hearings Before a ... - Página 47por United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Territories and Insular Affairs, United States. President's Committee to Revise the Organic Act of Puerto Rico - 1943 - 605 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| Maryann Zihala - 2005 - 234 páginas
...that Betts v. Brady should be overruled. The Sixth Amendment provides, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense." We have construed this to mean that in federal courts counsel must be provided for defendants... | |
| Norman I. Silber - 2004 - 448 páginas
...The Supreme Court had held in 1938 that in federal prosecutions the Sixth Amendment provision that the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense required the provision of counsel for poor defendants. But in 1942 in the case of Berts... | |
| Robert J. McCaffrey, Arthur D. Williams, Jerid M. Fisher, Linda C. Laing - 2004 - 248 páginas
...guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, which states, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense." Not until 1963, after the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the case of Gideon v.... | |
| Roger J. R. Levesque - 2006 - 746 páginas
...relied exclusively on that portion of the Sixth Amendment providing, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." The right to counsel in Anglo-American law has a rich historical heritage, and this Court... | |
| Craig Bradley - 2006 - 424 páginas
...adopted. Among the rights included was the Sixth Amendment guarantee that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence." Two significant limitations upon the reach of this right merit mention. First, the Sixth... | |
| 2005 - 396 páginas
...丁70R 川 The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution provides that " in all criminal prosecutions11, the accused shall enjoy the right. .. to have the assistance of counsel for his defense. " A judge must appoint an attorney for indigent defendants12 (defendants who cannot afford... | |
| Evan J. Mandery - 2005 - 746 páginas
...counsel is derived from the Sixth Amendment. The Sixth Amendment provides: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defense." Some argue that the right to counsel is the most fundamental of all civil liberties.... | |
| John E. B. Myers - 2005 - 1154 páginas
...Assistance of Counsel and Video Testimony The Sixth Amendment provides, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the assistance of counsel for his defense." When video testimony is used, the child usually testifies in one room while defendant... | |
| 1963 - 352 páginas
...Federal Courts The Sixth Amendment of the Constitution provides that "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right ... to have the assistance of counsel for his defence." The Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that if the defendant is poor, the court... | |
| Karen J. Greenberg, Joshua L. Dratel - 2005 - 1306 páginas
...Judicial Criminal Proceedings The Sixth Amendment provides that “[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right.. . to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” US Const. Amend. VI. Unless access to counsel must be provided in order to safeguard... | |
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