Sixth
Amendment
Proposed
on September 25, 1789. Ratified on December 15, 1791.
In
all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and
district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district
shall have been previously ascertained by law; and to be informed of
the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the
witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining
witnesses in his favor; and to have the assistance of counsel for
his defense.
Order
of State Ratification
New
Jersey |
Nov
20, 1789 |
Maryland |
Dec
19, 1789 |
North
Carolina |
Dec
22, 1789 |
South
Carolina |
Jan
19, 1790 |
New
Hampshire |
Jan
25, 1790 |
Delaware |
Jan
28, 1790 |
New
York |
Feb
24, 1790 |
Pennsylvania |
Mar
10, 1790 |
Rhode
Island |
Jun
7, 1790 |
Vermont |
Nov
3, 1791 |
Virginia |
Dec
15, 1791 |
Massachusetts |
Mar
2, 1939 |
Georgia |
Mar
18, 1939 |
Connecticut |
Apr
19, 1939 |
Denotes
last state required for ratification. |
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Court
Cases |
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Gideon
v. Wainwright
Judge
Delaurenti's Opinion
Nichols
v. United States
Raymond
Levi Cobb, Appellant v. The State of Texas
Duncan
v. Louisiana
Lajoie
v. Thompson
Maine
v. Moulton
Gideon
v. Wainwright
State
v. Lefthand
Johnson
v. Zerbst
People
v. Garrett
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References
and Articles |
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Trampling
on the Sixth Amendment: The Continued Threat of Attorney Fee Forfeiture
Sixth
Amendment - Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions
Sixth
Amendment
Right
to Assistance of Counsel in Nontrial Situations
Development
of an Absolute Right to Counsel at Trial
Police
Interrogations - The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel
A
Trial Judge Commits Reversible Error When it Arbitrarily
Interferes
with an Attorney-Client Relationship
The
Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel and its Instantaneous
Attachment at the Moment of Indictment
The
Right to Counsel
The
Case Against Gender-Based Peremptory Challenges
Questioning
a Charged Suspect
Faretta
is Inseparable From the Sixth Amendment's Fair Trial Guarantees |
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