Due+Process+of+Law

= __Due Process of Law__ = __Definitions__ **Due process of law**-Requires fundamental fairness in compliance with reasonable and just laws **Legal rights**-are the benefits to which a person is justly entitled by law **Legal duties**-are obligations or standards if conduct toward other persons that are enforceable by law __Concepts of Due Process of Law__
 * The right to assemble peaceably
 * The right to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures
 * The right not be a witness against oneself in any criminal case
 * In criminal prosecutions, the right for the accused to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state and district where the crime was committed, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have a set process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the benefit of a defense counsel
 * Trial by jury in civil suits where the value in controversy exceeds $20
 * Excessive bail will not be required nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment