The right to a fair and speedy trial.
The Magna Carta of 1215 guaranteed a free man should not suffer punishment without “the lawful judgment of his peers.”
The opening lines of the 6th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States affirm that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed."
