Question

Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph to express how the rights listed above would protect Dominic from the crime he has been accused of. This should be done on a separate piece of line paper.

Dominic is an African American man who lives with his White roommate Keith. Dominic comes home one day and the police are waiting for him with Keith. The police went into his home and found evidence implicating him, from what they have said, in stealing a car that has gone missing. The police immediately blame Dominic and arrest him, taking his car as well. Dominic waits two years in prison, not being allowed to leave, until he is finally given a trial with police members as the jury. At the trial, Dominic argues for himself that he did not do and that there is no proof. He is declared innocent, but the police later bring him back and declare him guilty of the crime, declaring his punishment that he can never go within ten feet of a car again.



Within this scenario, there are TEN different violations of due process rights from the different amendments. For your paragraph, you can reflect on the following to meet your requirements:

List three rights violated here.
Explain how these three rights were violated.
Describe how using his rights would have helped Dominic in this situatio

Answer 1

Dominic's rights to an impartial jury, a prompt trial, the presumption of innocence, and immunity from double jeopardy would all apply in this case. Dominic would be shielded by these rights from unjust treatment and punishment by the criminal justice system. His right to a speedy and fair trial would appear to have been violated given that he was imprisoned for two years before being tried and that the police served as the jury in his case. Additionally, it would appear that his right to be shielded from double jeopardy was being violated given that he was initially found innocent at his trial but later found guilty of the same crime.

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