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To: gdani
The "right to a fair trial" is in the due process clause of the 5th amendment.
49 posted on 03/14/2002 8:28:58 AM PST by jude24
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To: jude24
The "right to a fair trial" is in the due process clause of the 5th amendment

I would argue the Sixth (although the Sixth only says "speedy and public", not "fair").

I wasn't meaning to take the thread even slightly off topic (I have too much work to do) - just pointing out other explicit language that is nowhere to be found in the Constitution

50 posted on 03/14/2002 9:12:19 AM PST by gdani
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