5th-8th Amendment Assignment

The Rights of the Accused

The Fifth through Eighth amendments outline the following rights for people accused of criminal acts.

• They cannot be tried twice for the same crime.
• They cannot be forced to testify against themselves.
• They are entitled to due process of law.
• They have the right to a speedy trial before a jury of their peers, or equals.
• They must be told of the charges against them.
• They have the right to a lawyer and to witnesses in their defense.
• They cannot be subjected to excessive bail or fines, nor to any cruel or unusual punishment.
• Only a grand jury can indict (charge) someone with a capital crime (a crime punishable by death).

On your blog, define the following terms:

Witness- to see, hear or know thing's that happend.

Indict- to charge with affence or crime.

Testify- To bear witness; affrim or give evidence.

Grand Jury- a jury at law of 12- 23 people.
Due Process- The regular administration of the law.

Capital Punishment- Death Penatialy.

Excessive- excessive charges; excessive critism.

Bail- amount of money paid to be released.

Peer- A person of the same leagle status.

Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) answering the following questions:

Do you believe that people accused of crimes deserve all of these rights or just some of them? Why or why not?

I don't think That people accused of crimes deserve all the right's it would have to depend on what they were being accused of.