Derechos del imputado/acusado en los Estados Unidos desde una perspectiva comparada con los derechos del imputado/acusado en Colombia

Abstract

The following letter sought to identify the procedural safeguards in both Colombian and US systems, to identify how and in which procedural stages the rights of the accused / accused are exercised in order to conclude with advantages and disadvantages that we consider to have each criminal system. We refer to the Colombian Constitution, Article 29, due process as the fundamental basis for what was developed, which stipulates that it will apply to all kinds of judicial and administrative proceedings. From this article and the subject to be treated, it is important to take the criminal line. Law 906 of 2004 is also essential since it shows the procedural stages and the rights that the persons have as imputed / accused person. The accusatory system in the United States regarding the rights of the accused / defendant is found in the sixth amendment that establishes five principles regarding the rights of a defendant in criminal proceedings: the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to be tried by an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the charges, the right to call witnesses and face them, and the right to a lawyer, which were compared with the same or similar rights in the Colombian case.