Legal Counsel Is A Right

Legal Counsel is a Right The framers formed this country with one sole document, the Constitution, which they wrote with great wisdom and foresight for a growing nation. This bountiful wisdom came from the unjust treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject to. Among these violations of the colonist’s rights were unfair trials that made a mockery of justice. As a result, a fair trial of the accused was a right …

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