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Which legal right is available to criminal defendants but not civil defendants?

A) the right to an attorney
B) the right to trial by jury
C) the right to a speedy trial
D) the right to only one trial for one claim

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User Lesce
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Answer:

c. the right to a speedy trial

Step-by-step explanation:

The Sixth Amendment gives criminal defendants the right to a speedy trial. Civil cases can last for many years, both because they are often complicated and because there are many waiting to be heard by the courts.

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User Suren Konathala
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Answer:The correct answer is C) the right to a speedy trial

Step-by-step explanation:

The Sixth Amendment gives criminal defendants the right to a speedy trial. Civil cases can last for many years, both because they are often complicated and because there are many waiting to be heard by the courts.

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User Matt Hampel
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