Assertion: defendant | /r/HasAspect | the right
Facets:
value: in criminal infraction cases
type: LOCATION
value: in any criminal case
type: OTHER
value: to trial
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to a lawyer
type: OTHER
value: to remain silent
type: PURPOSE
value: within 70 days
type: TEMPORAL
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
value: in any criminal trial
type: LOCATION
value: to court-appointed counsel
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: upon request
type: MANNER
value: in this state
type: LOCATION
value: to legal counsel
type: OTHER
value: to a speedy trial
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In any criminal case, the defendant has the right to testify and the right not to testify.
text: Because defendants have a right to a speedy trial, the prosecutor must generally file charges within 48 hours of the arrest when the defendant is in custody (in jail).
text: In any criminal trial, the defendant has the right to testify or not to testify.
text: In a case where the defendant has the right to counsel and is neither represented nor validly waived counsel, General Laws c. 278, § 29B grants the defendant an absolute right to withdraw a plea prior to sentencing.
text: A plaintiff or defendant also has the right to invite but not require the small claims court to re-examine its decision.
text: Of course, the defendant has the right to review the commitment terms once at least every year.
text: Due process further commands that defendants have the right to call their own witnesses, mount their own evidence, and present their own theories of the facts.
text: In criminal cases where the defendant faces at least one year of imprisonment, the defendant has the right to legal counsel.
text: Except as authorized by Rule 15(c)(3), a defendant who is not in custody has the right upon request to be present at the deposition, subject to any conditions imposed by the court.
text: A defendant not in custody shall be given notice and shall have the right to be present at the examination.
text: A defendant not in custody shall have the right to be present at the examination but his failure to appear after notice and tender of expenses shall constitute a waiver of that right.
text: In any criminal case other than most infractions, where the potential for jail or prison time exists, a defendant has the right to be represented by an attorney, even if the defendant cannot afford one.
text: In criminal infraction cases, a defendant also has the right to a lawyer if he or she is arrested and NOT released on his or her written notice to appear, on his or her own recognizance, or after a deposit of bail.
text: In any criminal case other than most infractions, where the potential for jail or prison time exists, a defendant has the right to be represented by an attorney, even if the defendant cannot afford one.
text: In criminal infraction cases, a defendant also has the right to a lawyer if he or she is arrested and NOT released on his or her written notice to appear, on his or her own recognizance, or after a deposit of bail.
text: Thus, defendants also have a right to speak on their own behalf before the judge imposes the sentence.
text: If for some reason, a defendant does not have counsel at his arraignment, the court will inform the defendant that he has a right to court-appointed counsel if he cannot afford to retain his own.
text: In this state a defendant has a right to a jury trial.
text: Not only does the defendant have a right to have an attorney, but also the right to an adequate defense.
text: Note, the Federal Speedy Trial Act dictates the defendant has right to trial within 70 days from his or her initial appearance in U.S. District Court.
text: The defendant commonly has rights such as to remain silent and to refuse to incriminate herself.
text: But defendants have other rights, too, including the rights to: