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New York Civil Rights Law Section 12 - Rights Of Persons Accused Of Crime.Legal Research Home > New York Lawyer > Civil Rights > New York Civil Rights Law Section 12 - Rights Of Persons Accused Of Crime. Sponsored Links
§ 12. Rights of persons accused of crime. In all criminal
prosecutions, the accused has a right to a speedy and public trial, by
an impartial jury, and is entitled to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against
him; and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his
favor. An alien is not entitled to a jury, composed in part of aliens or
strangers, in an action or special proceeding civil or criminal.
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