SEARCHES AND SEIZURES
 Section 5. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers
and other possessions against unreasonable searches and seizures and against
invasions of privacy shall not be violated. No warrant for arrest or search shall issue
but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched, thing to be seized, or person to be arrested. Interception of
communications by eavesdropping devices or other means is prohibited, unless
authorized by warrant issued under terms and conditions provided by law. Evidence
obtained in violation of the rights of the accused as set forth in this section shall not be
admissible as affirmative evidence against the accused in a criminal trial.

 RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED

 Section 6. (a) In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall be presumed
innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, shall have the right to a
speedy and public trial, and where the penalty may be imprisonment for more than six
months, the right to trial by impartial jury; to be informed of the nature and cause of the
accusation; to have the assistance of counsel, and where the accused may be
imprisoned, the assistance of counsel at public expense if necessary; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses, and to be confronted by the witness
against him.

 (b) Any person who is subjected to a custodial police interrogation
shall, before he is questioned, be advised that he has a right to remain silent, that any
statement that he makes may be used as evidence against him, and that he has the
right to the presence of an attorney, either retained or appointed.

 (c) Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines
imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted. All persons shall be presumed to
be bailable, and such presumption shall be overcome only by a preponderance of the
evidence, established by the Government, that the accused may flee the jurisdiction or
that the granting of bail would constitute a hazard to the community.

 (d) No person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense or
be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself. The failure of an
accused to testify shall not be taken into consideration or commented upon to the
detriment of the accused.

 (e) All civil rights shall be restored to a person convicted of an
offense upon the completion of any sentence served, which shall include any period of
probation or parole.

 PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY
 Section 7. Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited, except in the latter
case as a punishment for crime after the accused has been duly convicted.


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