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Court Systems: The Change In Court System

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Title The Change In Court Systems In the State Court of California, there is an accused man for murder. The judges are examining the evidence this man has put up showing he is not guilty. Eventually, the police find a footage of someone else in the scene of the murder, so the man who was accused, was set free from jail after one month in a fair, speedy, trial. Now, what was it that allowed that man to prove he was not guilty? If you go down into the roots of the Court System, you will find that it was an Amendment, the Sixth Amendment specifically, that allowed that man, and anyone else accused of a crime that are not guilty, to have a fair trial. The …show more content…

According to http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/sixth+amendment, The Sixth Amendment was needed for the accused to have the right of a fair and speedy trial, and the right of a fair judgement. For example, the accused is to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation. The accused is to also have the Assistance of Counsel for his/her defence. According to http://public.getlegal.com/legal-info-center/6th-amendment/, “During the jury questioning process, called voir dire, both the prosecution and the defence may ask potential jurors questions whose answers might show bias.” Meaning, the accused(defence), and the prosecution(offence), can bring someone in, to ask questions that could possibly show of major importance. The defendant may also request a closed trial, and each side also gets a certain number of peremptory challenges which means that it may dismiss potential jurors for no cause at all. The accused is allowed a speedy trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district where in the crime shall have been committed.This is the meaning of the Sixth

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