ARTICLE 1, SECTION 22
SECTION 22 RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED. In criminal prosecutions
the accused shall have the right to appear and defend in person,
or by counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation
against him, to have a copy thereof, to testify in his own
behalf, to meet the witnesses against him face to face, to have
compulsory process to compel the attendance of witnesses in his
own behalf, to have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of
the county in which the offense is charged to have been committed
and the right to appeal in all cases: Provided, The route
traversed by any railway coach, train or public conveyance, and
the water traversed by any boat shall be criminal districts; and
the jurisdiction of all public offenses committed on any such
railway car, coach, train, boat or other public conveyance, or at
any station or depot upon such route, shall be in any county
through which the said car, coach, train, boat or other public
conveyance may pass during the trip or voyage, or in which the
trip or voyage may begin or terminate. In no instance shall any
accused person before final judgment be compelled to advance
money or fees to secure the rights herein guaranteed. [AMENDMENT
10, 1921 § 1. Approved November, 1922.]