North Dakota Code 29-01-06 – Rights of defendant
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In all criminal prosecutions the party accused has the right:
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 29-01-06
- county: includes an organized county, or an organized county and such unorganized counties or other territory or parts of this state as may be attached by law to such organized county for judicial purposes. See North Dakota Code 29-01-13
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
1. To appear and defend in person and with counsel; 2. To demand and be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; 3. To meet the witnesses against the party face to face; 4. To have the process of the court to compel the attendance of witnesses in the party’s behalf; and
5. To a speedy and public trial, and by an impartial jury in the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed or is triable, but subject to the right of the state to have a change of the place of trial for any of the causes for which the party accused may obtain the same.