CO · constitutions
Colo. Const. art. II, § 16
Criminal prosecutions - rights of defendant
In criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person and by counsel; to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; to meet the witnesses against him face to face; to have process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his behalf, and a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed.
History
Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 31.
Provenance
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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