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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.

Court Cases

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

References and Articles

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