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Fair trial rights of the accused : a documentary history

Author: Ronald A Banaszak
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Series: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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This collection of over 60 primary documents traces the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to our contemporary understanding of their meaning. Court cases and other documents bring to life the controversies that have historically surrounded the rights of those who have been accused in the American legal system. Explanatory introductions to documents aid users in understanding the various  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ronald A Banaszak
ISBN: 0313305250 9780313305252
OCLC Number: 45890470
Description: xxxviii, 216 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Trial rights in America's founding era -- Early nineteenth-century trial rights -- The fourteenth amendment, due process, and trial rights -- Due process revolution -- Sustaining the due process revolution.
Series Title: Primary documents in American history and contemporary issues
Responsibility: edited by Ronald Banaszak, Sr.

Abstract:

This collection of over 60 primary documents traces the evolution of trial rights from English and colonial beginnings to our contemporary understanding of their meaning. Court cases and other documents bring to life the controversies that have historically surrounded the rights of those who have been accused in the American legal system. Explanatory introductions to documents aid users in understanding the various arguments put forth and the context in which the document was written, while illuminating the significance of each document.

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