Discuss a criminal defendant's right to be present at his or her trial.

What will be an ideal response?


The Supreme Court has held that a criminal defendant has a right to be present at his or her trial. This right is based on two constitutional rights: the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Confrontation Clause, which is discussed in more detail below, provides defendants with the right to confront, generally face-to-face, witnesses who provide testimony for the prosecution at trial. To do this, logic dictates that the defendant be present at the trial.

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What will be an ideal response?

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