Defendants Rights
The Defendants Rights Center provides a link to information and resources pertaining to defendant's rights in a variety of different law fields and court cases. Defendants naturally have a selection of rights that they can exercise when it comes to getting their day in court, and defendant's rights law is designed to protect and preserve these rights, ensuring that anyone who is a defendant in a court case is able to exercise the rights that they are entitled to. Here you will find an explanation of the options that are available to you pertaining to the rights that defendants can exercise during a court case or legal battle.
All Defendants Rights Articles
Arrest Warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant granted by a judge in a court of law to a law enforcement official granting that law enforcement official the right a...
Your Miranda Rights
Miranda Rights, also referred to as a Miranda Warning, are given to criminal suspects that are in the custody of police before they are asked questi...
Sixth Amendment Rights
The Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights and outlines the rights that citizens of the United States have ...
Rights at Arrest
Although often used as a collective term, being placed “under arrest” is a specific legal situation where an individual is no longer legally abl...
Prisoners Rights
While prisoners are stripped of many of their civil rights, there are many protections still in place for prisoners per federal and state laws. Fo...
Voir Dire and Jury Selection
The legal justifications for voir dire are to determine whether grounds exist for challenges for cause, and to obtain information for the exercise o...
Appealing a Criminal Conviction
A defendant can request an appeal at the conclusion of their trial in the event a guilty verdict is returned. In essence, an appeal is a request ...
Defense Rights at Trial
During every criminal trial, defendants enjoy a number of legal rights and protections, which have been in place since the ratification of the Cons...
Investigating a Charge Before Trial
Every competent legal defense is grounded in hard evidence, whether witness testimony, forensics, or even expert testimony. For a defendant and t...
Defense Strategy
It is integral how an attorney and a defendant collaborate to produce their version of events regarding a criminal charge brought by prosecutors. ...
Legal Representation
In criminal cases, if incarceration is a potential outcome of a criminal case, all defendants must be provided a court-appointed attorney. Defenda...
Search and Seizure
Today, more so than ever perhaps, the exact definition of your rights preventing illegal search and seizure are in flux. Theoretically speaking, ...
How to Talk to Police
Talking with police officers is usually one of the more stressful encounters we have in our lives, and one that we typically avoid at all costs. A...
Record Expungement for Employment
With the extremely tight job market in the United States, especially in the State of New Jersey, and unemployment at its highest...
When is an Arrest ‘Wrongful?’
An arrest is deemed wrongful when a person is detained by police without proper legal authority. Wrongful arrests most commonly occur when a retail ...
Defending a Criminal Case
Criminal defense is a pillar of the American legal justice system. An individual’s right to defend his or her self in a court of law when charged...
Why Hire an Attorney?
Make no mistake. When an individual has been accused of a crime, especially if there is the possibility that he or she could face prison or jail tim...
Hiring a Private Attorney
For those Defendants seeking legal assistance in these tough times some observations on hiring your own paid attorney...
Talking to the Police
Everyday in this country, Police officers and other law enforcement agents interview witnesses/suspects about crimes...
Plead Guilty?
Most people who are facing criminal charges want to get through the process as fast as possible. I cannot blame them. Being a...
Police Cooperation
It is my belief that when the Police Officer says cooperate and we will help your case in the long run...you need to wait...
Ethics in Criminal Defense
The ethical standards regarding conflicts of interest with respect to current clients are contained in Supreme Court Rule 4-1.7, which provides...
Plea Bargining
A plea bargain is defined as an agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and the defendant where the prosecutor convinces the defendant t...
Search and Seizure Rights
Search and seizure is the process of a police officer or any other authority figure who suspect that a crime has been committed, do a search of a pers...
Search Warrants
A search warrant is a document issued by a court and that court’s judge that authorizes law enforcement officials to search a person or their prop...
Adequate Representation: Your Right to a Competent Lawyer
As a citizen of the United States, each person is entitled to adequate representation under the Constitution of the United States. This means that c...
Avoiding Self-Incrimination
Self-incrimination is the process of accusing oneself of a crime for which a person can then be prosecuted. Self-incrimination can occur in one of t...
Probable Cause
Probable cause is defined as the right of a police officer to make an arrest, conduct a personal or property search, or to obtain a warrant for an a...
Defending Yourself
If you have been accused of a crime, you and your criminal defense attorney have at least two significant decisions to consider. Should you ...