The Founders' Constitution
Volume 5, Amendments V and VI, Document 18
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Amendments V and VI
Document 18
Virginia Declaration of Rights, sec. 8
12 June 1776
8. That in all capital or criminal prosecutions a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence in his favour, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty, nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
The Founders' Constitution
Volume 5, Amendments V and VI, Document 18
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/amendV-VI_criminal_processs18.html
The University of Chicago Press
