SECTION 8-14 Flashcards
RIGHT 8
Search and Seizure- This ensures your personal privacy and security are safeguarded unless there is a legitimate reason to interfere.
RIGHT 9
Detention or Imprisonment- This means that the police or other authorities cannot stop, hold, or imprison someone without a valid legal reason. Detention must be based on reasonable grounds or evidence, not random or unfair judgment.
RIGHT 10
Arrest or Detention- You must be told why you’re being arrested, and you have the right to talk to a lawyer right away. If the arrest is illegal, you can challenge it and ask to be released.
RIGHT 11
Criminal Proceedings- ensures fair treatment if you’re charged with a crime, including the right to a fair trial, being presumed innocent, and protection from unfair laws or punishments.
RIGHT 12
Treatment or Punishment- protects you from cruel or unnecessary punishment, ensuring any penalties are fair and humane.
RIGHT 13
Self-Crimination- protects you from having your own testimony used against you in another case, except if you lie under oath.
RIGHT 14
Right to an Interpreter