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The rights of accused in Los Angeles

If you are accused of a certain crime, you should already know your rights as an accused. To know about this you must hire a knowledgeable lawyer that can explain to you thoroughly the rights that the court will give you as an accused.

Attorney Kenneth H. Lewis is an experienced lawyer that can protect the rights of the accused. For more information regarding you rights as individual facing allegations, you can call 213-624-4904.

Some law enforcement agencies violate the rights of an accused which is totally wrong. The court prohibits these wrong actions of the law enforcement. Moreover, the accused or even the convicted has constitutional rights that should not be abused by the authorities.

Rights of accused according to U.S. Department of State publication

Rights of the People: Individual Freedom and the Bill of Rights

• Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

• Fifth Amendment

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury . . . nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall he be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

• Sixth 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 witness against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining Witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

• Fourteenth Amendment

Nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Know your rights

As of today we care to give importance in relationship of rights to individual liberty, but even those rights which are most designate it as individual such as the rights of persons accused of crimes still have principal constituent in the community. Moreover, rights in American history are not made to free the individual from community norms; instead, it exists to promote a responsible freedom, to allow each and every one to be free from restraining power. In accordance of free expression, the Bill of Rights emphasizes a space where unheard voices may be freely heard, to help give benefit of the individual as well as for the purpose of building a good community. Different kinds of rights are the community's protection against the unwarranted interference in daily life by an all-powerful central government. Rights unite both the community and the individual.