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Charles Sumner: “Why, Sir, there is nothing in the Constitution touching testimony, but there are no less than three distinct provisions…”

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Why, Sir, there is nothing in the Constitution touching testimony, but there are no less than three distinct provisions relating to trial by jury; and among other terms employed is “an impartial jury,” which is among the privileges and immunities of the citizen.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the constitutional provisions regarding the right to an impartial jury as a fundamental citizen's right.

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