Your Legal Rights
Because you possess this little collection of mostly illegal concepts, you should be aware of your legal rights
IF arrested (hey, it happens to the worst of us).
Your Legal Rights are:
Have a hearing before a magistrate or judge, as soon as possible after you are arrested.
Be notified of the charges against you.
Have a reasonable bail set, if bail is granted.
Have a FAIR, IMPARTIAL trial by jury.
Be present at all stages of the trial.
Confront your accusers. (without the baseball bat)
Have your lawyer cross-examine the witnesses.
Have your lawyer call on witnesses on your behalf.
Be tried for a crime olny once.
Receive neither crual nor unusual punishment if you are convicted of a crime and sentenced.
NOTE!!!: These rights are for after you are arrested, and do not include the reading of the rights, etc. If these
rights are violated in ANY way, that may be cause for a mistrial, or even total release.
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How The Law Protects Juvenile Offenders
(or tries to, anyway)
Juveniles accused of breaking the law are granted some special rights intended to protect the, because of
their age. If a juvenile is charged with a crime punishable by a term in a reform school or juvenile detention
facility, he is assured the right to:
Remain silent, and not incriminate himself/herself.
Be placed in quarters seperate from adult offenders while being held in custody.
Be notified before a hearing of the charges against him.
Be released to his parents or guardians after signing a written promise to appear at his trial (unless the child
is likely to run away and not come back to court unless he is dangerous or may himself be in danger if sent back home).
Be tried at proceedings that are closed to the public.
Have a record of the proceedings made, in case one is needed for a future appeal.
Be represented by a lawyer.
Have a lawyer appointed by the court if he cannot afford one.
Confront his accusers.
Have his lawyer cross-examine witnesses.
Again, these rights are for after you have been arrested.
