The U.S. constitution framers were people who had either undergone or saw the injustices in criminal system that the accused had gone through under the British leadership.
They hated the unfair treatment of the accused and therefore they had to protect the rights of the accused via the constitution. That is why The Fifth Amendment, The Sixth Amendment, The Seventh Amendment and The Eighth Amendment had to be incorporated in the constitution (History.com Editors, 2021). But, do the accused nowadays really enjoy this rights?
These rights are not too many as far as criminal justice is concerned. They help the accused to undergo a fair due process. What would happen if these rights were not in place?
These rights are not too many as far as criminal justice is concerned. They help the accused to undergo a fair due process. What would happen if these rights were not in place?
Would the less disadvantaged ever get fair criminal justice? Would our courts speed the trials? Would the jury be unbiased and issue fair bails and fines?
Although, these rights may seem to be too much in real sense they are not. But, even in the presence of these rights as a nation the due process of criminal justice has a problem (Chenoweth, 2018).
The rights of the accused are not served equally in the United States. Why are there so many people of color in the U.S. jails? What makes wealthy people not to be in jail? The poor people who are mostly people of color are unable to raise bails. The jury also seems to be compromised to their disadvantage (Germano, 2020).
The rights of the accused are not served equally in the United States. Why are there so many people of color in the U.S. jails? What makes wealthy people not to be in jail? The poor people who are mostly people of color are unable to raise bails. The jury also seems to be compromised to their disadvantage (Germano, 2020).
