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List 3 rights defendants have in the adult criminal system.
Name 2 steps in the justice system you understand.
Name 1 step in the justice system you still have questions about.
Name 2 steps in the justice system you understand.
Name 1 step in the justice system you still have questions about.
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### Three Rights Defendants Have in the Adult Criminal System
1. **Right to an Attorney**: Defendants have the right to legal representation, and if they cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for them (Miranda v. Arizona).
2. **Right to a Fair Trial**: Defendants have the right to a public trial by an impartial jury within a reasonable time frame, ensuring that their case is heard fairly and openly.
3. **Right to Remain Silent**: Defendants have the right to refuse to testify or provide self-incriminating evidence against themselves, as protected by the Fifth Amendment.
### Two Steps in the Justice System
1. **Arraignment**: This is the step where the defendant is formally charged and asked to enter a plea (guilty, not guilty, or no contest) to the charges against them.
2. **Trial**: In this step, evidence is presented before a judge or jury, and witnesses may be examined and cross-examined to determine the defendant's guilt or innocence.
### One Step in the Justice System with Questions
- **Sentencing**: I am curious about how judges determine appropriate sentences and what factors they consider, such as mitigating or aggravating circumstances, prior convictions, and the nature of the crime.
1. **Right to an Attorney**: Defendants have the right to legal representation, and if they cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for them (Miranda v. Arizona).
2. **Right to a Fair Trial**: Defendants have the right to a public trial by an impartial jury within a reasonable time frame, ensuring that their case is heard fairly and openly.
3. **Right to Remain Silent**: Defendants have the right to refuse to testify or provide self-incriminating evidence against themselves, as protected by the Fifth Amendment.
### Two Steps in the Justice System
1. **Arraignment**: This is the step where the defendant is formally charged and asked to enter a plea (guilty, not guilty, or no contest) to the charges against them.
2. **Trial**: In this step, evidence is presented before a judge or jury, and witnesses may be examined and cross-examined to determine the defendant's guilt or innocence.
### One Step in the Justice System with Questions
- **Sentencing**: I am curious about how judges determine appropriate sentences and what factors they consider, such as mitigating or aggravating circumstances, prior convictions, and the nature of the crime.
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