What are the 18 constitutional rights of the accused in criminal cases?

Constitutional rights of accused in criminal cases.

briefly, they may be enumerated as follows:

1. the right to adequate legal assistance.

2. the right, when under investigation for the commission for an offense, to be informed of his right and to remain silent and to have counsel;

3. the right against the use of torture, force,violence,threat,intimidation and other means w/c vitiates the free will;

4. the right against being held in secret,incommunicado or similar forms of solitaire detention;

5. the right to bail and against excessive bail

6. the right to due process of law;

7. the right to presumption of innocence;

8. the right to to be heard by himself and counsel;

9. the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation against him;

10.the right to have a speedy,impartial,public trial;

11.the right to meet the witnesses face to face;

12.the right to have compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence in his behalf;

13. the right against self-incrimination;

14. the right against detention by reason of political beliefs and aspirations;

15. the right against excessive fines;

16. the right against cruel,degrading or inhuman punishment;

17. the right against infliction of the death penalty except for heinous crimes; and

18. the right against double jeopardy.