In a criminal case, the US Constitution guarantees the accused the right to have:
(D) Justice and lawyer.
As in many democracies, the American state guarantees its citizens the right to have a lawyer and a fair trial. The accused must also be tried by a jury. This allows any person, rich or poor, black or white, to have access to the same rights and chances, and to not to be judged by one man only. The judgment of a jury sometimes can be more accurate because it is the result of the decision of several people, several visions of the same situation. Concerning the lawyer, he is indispensable during a trial because he knows perfectly the laws and knows which words to use to convince others, which is not the case of a simple person.
The US Constitution also gives other rights to criminals. The right to ask questions to their accusers, in order to understand and know all the details of the accusation against them, as well as the right not to have to testify against themselves, which means the possibility to remain silent while waiting for a lawyer, not to risk giving false information because of the emotion that can cause an arrest.
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