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The Compulsory Process Clause within the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution lets criminal case defendants attain witnesses in their favor by way of a court-ordered subpoena. The Clause is generally interpreted as letting defendants present their own case at trial, though several specific limitations have been placed by the Supreme Court of the United States since this rule began.

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Compulsory Process Clause

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The Compulsory Process Clause within the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution lets criminal case defendants attain witnesses in their favor...

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Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Confrontation Clause gives criminal defendants the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, while the Compulsory Process Clause gives criminal...

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Speedy Trial Clause

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The Speedy Trial Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides, "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...

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List of clauses of the United States Constitution

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Self-Incrimination Clause Takings Clause Grand Jury Clause Assistance of Counsel Clause Compulsory Process Clause Confrontation Clause Impartial Jury Clause Information...

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List of United States Supreme Court cases involving constitutional criminal procedure

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comprise a substantial portion of the Supreme Court's docket. See #Jury Clauses Ex parte Bollman, 8 U.S. (4 Cranch) 75, 135–37 (1807) United States v....

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Confrontation Clause

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The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy...

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Incorporation of the Bill of Rights

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Due Process Clause and the Privileges or Immunities Clause. While the Fifth Amendment had included a due process clause, the due process clause of the...

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Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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the Double Jeopardy Clause; the Self Incrimination Clause; the Due Process Clause; and, the Takings Clause. The Grand Jury Clause is limiting governmental...

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United States criminal procedure

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Clause Compulsory Process Clause Assistance of Counsel Clause Eighth Amendment: Excessive Bail Clause Fourteenth Amendment: Due process clause Equal Protection...

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Counterclaim

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fair to require him to assert any other which is compulsory within the meaning of Rule 13(a). Clause (2), added by amendment to Rule 13(a), carries out...

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United States constitutional criminal procedure

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enjoy the right . . . to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor . . . . The Compulsory Process Clause guarantees the defendant the...

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Arbitration clause

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arbitration clause is a clause in a contract that requires the parties to resolve their disputes through an arbitration process. Although such a clause may or...

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Vicinage Clause

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The Vicinage Clause is a provision in the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution regulating the vicinity from which a jury pool may be selected...

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Pro se legal representation in the United States

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Compulsory Process Clause Washington v. Texas (1967) United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal (1982) Taylor v. Illinois (1988)...

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Assistance of Counsel Clause

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The Assistance of Counsel Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy...

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Public trial

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hearings. The term "public trial" implied the purposeful presentation of the process to wide public. Public trials were usually widely discussed in media and...

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