ing the place
to be searched and the persons or things to be seized."
(7) _a_. "No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury,
except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia
when in actual service, in time of war or public danger;
_b_. "Nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice
put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall be compelled, in any
criminal case, to be a witness against himself;
_c_. "Nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process
of law;
_d_. "Nor shall private property be taken for public use without just
compensation."
The first part of this clause secures a civil trial to every private
citizen. The land and naval forces, and the militia when in actual
service, are under military law, usually called martial law.
(8) "In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right
_a_. "To a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State
and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which
district shall have been previously ascertained by law;
_b_. "To be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation;
_c_. "To be confronted with the witnesses against him;
_d_. "To have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor;
_e_. "And to have the assistance of counsel for his defense."
(9) "In suits at law where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty
dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the
United States than according to the rules of the common law."
(10) "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted."
(11) "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment
for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist
within the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
(12) "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of
race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
(13) "The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not
be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
ALIENS.
Aliens are subjects of foreign governments. They are not citizens of
this country, and, i
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