Vermont Constitution Article 10. [Rights of persons accused of crime; personal liberty; waiver of jury trial]
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Article 10. [Rights of persons accused of crime; personal liberty; waiver of jury trial]
That in all prosecutions for criminal offenses, a person hath a right to be heard by oneself and by counsel; to demand the cause and nature of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses; to call for evidence in the person's favor, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the country; without the unanimous consent of which jury, the person cannot be found guilty; except in prosecutions for offenses punishable by fine or imprisonment of less than one year in which case the General Assembly may provide by law for trial by a jury drawn from the unit of local government having jurisdiction over the offense as may be provided by law.
The accused shall not be compelled to give evidence against oneself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. Nor shall any person be justly deprived of liberty, except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of one's peers.
The General Assembly may provide by law that a person accused of an offense by information or indictment may waive trial by jury if the person, after being advised by the court of the right to a jury trial, waives that right knowingly and voluntarily and the court and the prosecuting attorney consent.
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