Defendant’s Rights Name School Class Date Pretrial A proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail costs at the trial. access.org The pre-trial process starts when a pre-trial judge gives his/her confirmation about an indictment. The indictment can remain sealed after being confirmed to make sure of the participation of the defendant at trial. Take note that the pre-trial judge has power to issue arrest warrants and summonses to appear. Many citizens usually think that the real action in criminal courts takes place during trials. However, they are wrong in this assessment. Over 90% of the criminal cases are usually disposed by the guilty pleas and not trials. Most of these guilty pleas are outcomes of agreements made between defense attorneys and prosecutors. * Speedy Trial The Sixth Amendment of the United States constitution guarantees those accused of a criminal offense a speedy trial. Coindesk.com According to the amendment, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury . and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”Speedy trial is mostly reached through an impartial jury. This implies that the defendant must appear for a trial for his/her alleged offenses within a reasonably shorter period of time after his/her arrest. Similarly, before the defendant is convicted of many crimes, he/she has a constitutional right being tried by a jury where he must be found guilty before the actual trial. Although most states in the United states have laws which are set where trial must be conducted after the charges are filed, the issue of knowing whether the trial is speedy under Sixth Amendment or not comes down according to the circumstances. * Speedy Trial Cont.. As the offender is entitled to a speedy trial. The victim and the victim's family should be entitled to see a speedy administration of justice. Waiting 10 years to see justice is further offensive to the family. By: John Ross QUOTEHD.COM Impartial Judge The judge have power in both common and civil law criminal justice systems. The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to trial by unbiased and impartial judge.In the legal system of the United States, judicial impartiality is a basic concept component for justice. The criminal justice system gives judges a lot of power in both common law and civil law. This power is however disproportionally large as compared to both the prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer. The U.S. constitution guarantees the right to trial by unbiased and impartial judge. ...

1. Defendant’s Rights
Name
School
Class
Date
Pretrial
A proceeding held by a judge, arbitrator, etc., before a trial to
simplify the issues of law and fact and stipulate certain matters
between the parties, in order to expedite justice and curtail
costs at the trial.
access.org
The pre-trial process starts when a pre-trial judge gives his/her
confirmation about an indictment. The indictment can remain
sealed after being confirmed to make sure of the participation of
the defendant at trial. Take note that the pre-trial judge has
power to issue arrest warrants and summonses to appear. Many
citizens usually think that the real action in criminal courts
takes place during trials. However, they are wrong in this
assessment. Over 90% of the criminal cases are usually
disposed by the guilty pleas and not trials. Most of these guilty
pleas are outcomes of agreements made between defense
attorneys and prosecutors.

2. *
Speedy Trial
The Sixth Amendment of the United States constitution
guarantees those accused of a criminal offense a speedy trial.
Coindesk.com
According to the amendment, “In all criminal prosecutions, the
accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an
impartial jury . and to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor,
and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.”Speedy
trial is mostly reached through an impartial jury. This implies
that the defendant must appear for a trial for his/her alleged
offenses within a reasonably shorter period of time after his/her
arrest. Similarly, before the defendant is convicted of many
crimes, he/she has a constitutional right being tried by a jury
where he must be found guilty before the actual trial. Although
most states in the United states have laws which are set where
trial must be conducted after the charges are filed, the issue of
knowing whether the trial is speedy under Sixth Amendment or
not comes down according to the circumstances.
*
Speedy Trial Cont..
As the offender is entitled to a speedy trial. The victim and the
victim's family should be entitled to see a speedy administration

3. of justice. Waiting 10 years to see justice is further offensive to
the family.
By: John Ross
QUOTEHD.COM
Impartial Judge The judge have power in both
common and civil law criminal justice systems.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to trial by unbiased
and impartial judge.In the legal system of the United States,
judicial impartiality is a basic concept component for justice.
The criminal justice system gives judges a lot of power in both
common law and civil law. This power is however
disproportionally large as compared to both the prosecutor and
criminal defense lawyer. The U.S. constitution guarantees the
right to trial by unbiased and impartial judge. The U.S.
constitution guarantees the right to trial by unbiased and
impartial judge. The principle of judicial impartiality is usually
dictated by common law and statutory is required by the Justice
Conduct Code and it is important to the due process of the law.
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Impartial Judge Cont...
In the legal system of the United States, judicial impartiality is
a basic concept component for justice.
kansansforlifewordblog.com

4. Impartial Jury Impartial jury applies to a jury which
hears a case without a prejudice and it will provide a fair
verdict.
Impartiality as a fundamental principle of the right to a trial by
jury is served by both states and the federal government as
provided by the Sixth Amendment.
The Sixth Amendment guarantees right to a trial before an
impartial jury. Impartial jury applies to a jury which hears a
case without a prejudice and it will provide a fair verdict. The
Sixth Amendment of the U.S Constitution guarantees defendants
the right to trial before impartial jury. Impartiality as a
fundamental principle of the right to a trial by jury is served by
both states and the federal government as provided by the Sixth
Amendment.
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Impartial Jury Cont…
Impartiality is usually a two-fold requirement. At first, the
choice of the Petit Jury from the representative cross section of
the society is an important component of Sixth Amendment.
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Impartiality is usually a two-fold requirement. At first, the
choice of the petit jury from the representative cross section of
the society is an important component of Sixth Amendment. The
requirement only applies to the jury panels from where the petit
juries are selected. After selecting a jury, alternate jurors can be

5. selected. The jurors replaces regular jurors if they are not able
to perform their jury duties.
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Peremptory Challenges
This challenge is distinguished from a "challenge for cause"
(reason) based on the potential juror admitting bias,
acquaintanceship with one of the parties or their attorney,
personal knowledge about the facts, or some other basis for
believing he/she might not be impartial.
A peremptory challenge can be defined as a request of
dismissing potential jurors without any reasons. The challenge
enables a lawyer or an attorney to dismiss potential jurors on
the basis of the experience of the attorney as well as gut
feeling. Attorneys are usually limited in the peremptory
challenges which they can use in a criminal case.
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Peremptory Challenges
The right of the plaintiff and the defendant in a jury trial to
have a juror dismissed before trial without stating a reason.
This challenge is distinguished from a "challenge for cause"

6. (reason) based on the potential juror admitting bias,
acquaintanceship with one of the parties or their attorney,
personal knowledge about the facts, or some other basis for
believing he/she might not be impartial.
A peremptory challenge can be defined as a request of
dismissing potential jurors without any reasons. The challenge
enables a lawyer or an attorney to dismiss potential jurors on
the basis of the experience of the attorney as well as gut
feeling. Attorneys are usually limited in the peremptory
challenges which they can use in a criminal case.
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Peremptory Challenges Cont…
Right to exercise peremptory challenges is not guaranteed by
the Constitution, the Supreme Court has often held that
peremptory challenges are an essential means for achieving an
impartial jury.
sfpublicdefender.org
An attorney cannot request the dismissal of the potential jurors
according to a certain characteristic which distinguishes them
from the others. These characteristics includes gender, ethnicity
and race. This rule do not apply to the challenges which are
based on the physical and mental disabilities or age.
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7. References
Anwar, S. (2013). A fair and impartial jury. New York:
McGraw-Hill.
Eichner, I. B. (2012). Speedy trial : a selected bibliography and
comparative analysis of state speedy trial provisions. New
York: Springer.
Francis, R. (2015). An impartial judge. Boston: Cengage
Learning.