Category Archives: Civil Rights
Pro-Defendant Protections: The Brady Rule Against Prosecutorial Misconduct
The criminal justice system is often described as an adversarial system. This is because the purpose of our criminal justice system is to allow any defendant who has been arrested and charged for commission of a crime the right to have a day in court and present information that sways the jury into believing… Read More »
Rights While Incarcerated
The purpose of criminal proceedings is to ensure that each defendant has a fair opportunity to be heard before having his/her fundamental right of liberty to be revoked. Upon conviction and sentencing, however, the offender no longer has the same right to liberty, as that right was revoked as form of retribution for illegal… Read More »