Court Process
An accused can never be forced to testify; an accused can remain silent even if his answers would not be self-incriminating. A person who exercises his right to silence at his trial should not be penalised because he/she elected to exercise that right. The court should not draw an adverse inference should you elect to make a decision not to testify.
The right to legal representation when arrested and detained in the pre-trial stage of the criminal process, protects the suspect or detained person from state abuses and violations of his/ her constitutional rights, most frequently, a denial of such person’s right to silence.
The right to a fair trial includes the right to legal representation. The right to a public trial before an ordinary court of law and the right to challenge evidence.
An accused can never be forced to testify; an accused can remain silent even if his answers would not be self-incriminating. A person who exercises his right to silence at his trial should not be penalised because he/she elected to exercise that right. The court should not draw an adverse inference should you elect to make a decision not to testify.
The right to legal representation when arrested and detained in the pre-trial stage of the criminal process, protects the suspect or detained person from state abuses and violations of his/ her constitutional rights, most frequently, a denial of such person’s right to silence.
The right to a fair trial includes the right to legal representation. The right to a public trial before an ordinary court of law and the right to challenge evidence.
