What is one reason cited in the text that the founders identified essential rights of criminal defendants?
A) They believed most defendants were actually innocent.
B) They wanted to protect people against tyrannical and unjust use of criminal courts.
C) They did not trust the courts.
D) Criminal defendants were well protected in Britain, and the founders wanted to copy the British court system.
E) The Anti-Federalist refused to ratify the Constitution without such provisions.
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