_______ Refers to the Power of the Defendant in a Criminal

question 9

Multiple Choice

_______ refers to the power of the defendant in a criminal case to force a witness to attend trial under a subpoena issued by the court.

• A) Compulsory process
• B) Bill of attainder
• C) Speedy trial rule
• D) Exclusionary rule

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A provision in the United States Constitution that prohibits the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, the press, the right to peaceably assemble, or to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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