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Your right to representation and to a trial by jury are limits on government power, not positive rights. You do not have the right to a lawyer or jury whenever
by moojd 5y ago
Your right to representation and to a trial by jury are limits on government power, not positive rights. You do not have the right to a lawyer or jury whenever you want. These are the conditions required if the government wants to prosecute you. If these conditions cannot be met the government can just drop the charges against you. We've seen this happen recently during covid due to court backlogs.