인권[Human Rights]--The Right to Trial<12>

인권[Human Rights]--The Right to Trial<12>

 

Malcolm is in the wrong place at the wrong time. He walks toward a store to buy a drink and he hears gunfire. He gets scared and he runs away from the sound as fast as he can.

 

When the police respond to the gunfire, they see Malcolm as he runs from the scene. They stop him and arrest him.

 

Malcolm is innocent, but he does not speak English well, and he is scared, so he cannot explain his side of the story to the police officers.

 

They think he is guilty so they take him to jail. Malcolm quickly loses hope. He thinks he will stay in jail forever. He knows they think he is guilty of something very bad.

 

Then Malcolm's lawyer comes to talk to him. He tells Malcolm not to worry, that they will work everything out at trial.

 

"Trial?" Malcolm says, "What trial?"

 

His lawyer explains, "Malcolm, you are not guilty yet. You have the right to a public trial. The law says that you are innocent until you are found guilty in a court of law."

 

"But these people," Malcolm says, "they put me in jail. They already decided I was guilty!"

 

"Yes, they put you in jail, but they cannot keep you there. And they cannot decide you are guilty. They must objectively prove you did it," his lawyer explains. "Do not worry, Malcolm. You are innocent."

 

Malcolm breathes a sigh of relief. He feels better.

 

A few months later, Malcolm goes to court, and he is found not guilty!

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Malcolm  in the wrong place at the  time. He walks  a store to buy a drink and he hears gunfire. He gets  and he runs away from the sound  fast as he can.

When the police  to the gunfire, they see Malcolm as he  from the scene. They stop him and  him.

Malcolm is , but he does not speak English , and he is scared,  he cannot  his side of the story to the police officers.

They think he is  so they take him to jail. Malcolm  loses hope. He thinks he  stay in jail forever. He knows they  he is guilty of something very bad.

Then Malcolm's  comes to talk to him. He tells Malcolm not to , that they will work everything out at .

"Trial?" Malcolm says, " trial?"

His lawyer , "Malcolm, you are not guilty . You have the right to a  trial. The law says that you are innocent  you are found guilty in a  of law."

"But  people," Malcolm says, "they put me in . They already  I was guilty!"

"Yes, they  you in jail, but they cannot  you there. And they  decide you are guilty. They must  prove you did it,"  lawyer explains. "Do  worry, Malcolm. You  innocent."

Malcolm  a sigh of relief. He feels .

A few months , Malcolm goes to court, and he is  not guilty!