×Criminal procedure rules are important because they:
- Guarantee constitutional due process to those individuals charged with a crime.
- Help ensure that the government applies the law as consistently as possible.
- Safeguard people's constitutional rights.
- Apply in all criminal matters, as well as in some quasicriminal proceedings, such as deportation hearings.
- Ensure the security and safety of the public through effective investigation of crimes so that criminals can be identified and brought to justice.
,Why Criminal Procedure Rules Matter The rules of criminal procedure are extremely important to defendants because they are designed to
guarantee constitutional due process to those individuals charged with a crime. Criminal convictions can carry severe consequences, including: Paying steep fines and court costs Loss of liberty by imprisonment
Procedural rules help ensure that the government applies the law as consistently as possible, and they also help to safeguard people's constitutional rights. These
procedures apply in all
criminal matters, as well as in some quasicriminal proceedings, such as deportation hearings.The purpose of the criminal procedure is to
ensure the security and safety of the public through effective investigation of crimes so that criminals can be identified and brought to justice.
