Tuesday, November 20, 2007

the problem with Star Chambers

Amendment IV: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime... nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."
Amendment V: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial... to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor..."

Moussaoui judge questions government
By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer
McLEAN, Va. - A federal judge expressed frustration Tuesday that the government provided wrong information about evidence in the prosecution of Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, raising the possibility of ordering a new trial in another high-profile terrorism case.
[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071120/ap_on_re_us/terror_paintball;_ylt=A9G_Rz8rckNHy0cB_Res0NUE]

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