1. DUE PROCESS
Rights of the Accused

2. DUE PROCESS
No person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law
5th Amendment
PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS: correct procedures must be followed
SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS: the steps and procedures must be fair in the first place

3. PRESUMED INNOCENCE
A person is presumed innocent until PROVEN guilty in court
Jury must be unanimous
Guilty beyond a REASONABLE DOUBT
Burden of proof is on the PROSECUTION

4. JUSTICE
Criminals deserve to be punished and society must be able to punish them
Society has a right to protection and safety
However, the law is there to protect us ALL, even those accused of terrible crimes
“It is better that one hundred guilty Persons escape than that one innocent Person should suffer.” –Benjamin Franklin