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→Article III [Judiciary]
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* = important protection against arbitrary and tyrannical rule | * = important protection against arbitrary and tyrannical rule | ||
* such as that the colonists experienced under British rule when juries were denied and judges were agents of the monarchy or governors | * such as that the colonists experienced under British rule when juries were denied and judges were agents of the monarchy or governors | ||
* the | * the Constitution thereby protects the right of trial "by peers", i.e. juries of people from where the crime was committed | ||
* as well as that the trials be held where the "Crimes shall have been committed" | |||
* = protection against arbitrary relocation of trials to courts and places that would be less friendly to a defendant}}''' and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. | |||
=== Section 3. === | === Section 3. [Treason] === | ||
'''{{#tip-text:[Section 3. overview]|Treason & Jury Trials | '''{{#tip-text:[Section 3. overview]|Treason & Jury Trials | ||
* here the Constitution defines "treason" and requires jury trials for charges of it | * here the Constitution defines "treason" and requires jury trials for charges of it | ||