Witness-to see, hear, or know by personal presence and perception: to witness an accident.
Indict-to charge with an offense or crime; accuse of wrongdoing; castigate; criticize: He tends to indict everyone of plotting against him.
Testify-to bear witness; 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, accepted legal principles, as the right of the accused to confront his or her accusers.
Capital Punishment-punishment by death for a crime; death penalty.
Excessive-going beyond the usual, necessary, or proper limit or degree; characterized by excess: excessive charges; excessive criticism.
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: a jury of one's peers.
Do you believe that people accused of crimes deserve all of these rights or just some of them? Why or why not?
After looking over all of these rights, I don't think that all of these rights should be used. The one that I think shouldn't be used at all would be Capital Punishment. I think using the death penalty is a little too much for a punishment. I would rather have the person go to jail for a lifetime and die there then be killed. Other than that I think most of them are reasonable as rights.
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