Advocates of Due Process Values of the Criminal Justice System

question 14

True/False

Advocates of due process values of the criminal justice system distinguish between the court's obligation to be fair to the accused and its obligation to be fair to society.

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Definitions:

Legal Relationship

A connection between entities or individuals that is recognized and regulated by law.

Presumptions

In legal contexts, assumptions made by the law that hold until disproven.

Husband and Wife

Legal or social partners bound by marriage, with specific rights and obligations towards each other as defined by law or custom.

Capacity

An element of a valid contract; the freedom to enter into a contract, which is sometimes limited by law as is the case, for example, with minors, the insane, the intoxicated, aliens, bankrupts, and Indians.