Rock v. Arkansas
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rock-v-arkansas-297-12511920
title:
Rock v. Arkansas
text:
Rock v. Arkansas, 483 U.S. 44 (1987), was a Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to testify on their own behalf. The right of a person to represent oneself in a court of law had been recognized for a very long time prior to this case. This right has been established by both legislative enactments and judicial rulings alike. An 1864 appropriations act allowed defendants to testify for themselves. The right of a crimin
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1987 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_v._Arkansas
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2023-09-13T03:00:40Z
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