Siteadmin, Bureaucrats, Check users, nsAm_Govt_101RO, nsAm_Govt_101RW, nsAm_Govt_101_ta, nsJudgesRO, nsJudgesRW, nsJudges_talkRO, nsJudges_talkRW, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, oversight, Administrators
125,789
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: + +
added cross-reference
Due process of law means the right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such protections under the [[U.S. Constitution]] as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent, to a speedy and public [[trial]], to an impartial [[jury]], and to confront and secure witnesses.
Due process of law means the right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such protections under the [[U.S. Constitution]] as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent, to a speedy and public [[trial]], to an impartial [[jury]], and to confront and secure witnesses.
For a listing of what [[due process]] entails, see [[Vitek v. Jones]] (1980).
[[category:legal terms]]
[[category:legal terms]]