The IV Amendment of the United States Constitution is the section of the Bill of Rights reads: “that guarantees a citizen a speedy trial, a fair jury, an attorney if the accused person wants one, and the chance to confront the witnesses who is accusing the defendant of a crime, meaning he or she can see who is making accusations” (Cornell University Law School, 2016). The Sixth Amendment was established as a part of the Bill of Rights into the United States Constitution on September 5, 1789. The vote was passed 9 out of 12 states on December 15, 1791 (Cornell University Law School, 2016). Legal representation was once a privilege only available to the rich. The poor were often left to their own plans in English courts. While defendants …show more content…
Prior control, which deals with the possibility of an unfair jury due to media coverage, and jury nullification, which means the jury, says the defendant is innocent despite feeling otherwise, both make the Sixth Amendment blurred. This law is needed and used every day. It does not matter what type of criminal activities has been committed by an individual each person has the right of effective counsel and the due process in the court of the people. Works Cited Authenticated U.S.Government Information. (2016). GPO. Retrieved from GPO Goverment: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys Brewer v Williams, 74-1263 (United States Supreme Court March 23, 1977). Chandler v Fretag, 39 (United States Supreme Court November 8, 1954). Cornell University Law School. (2016, 9). Retrieved from Law Cornell Education: https://www.law.cornell.edu David Meyer, B. C. (2016). 6Ac Sixth Amendment. Gideon v Wainwright, 155 (United States Supreme Court March 18, 1963). Hamilton v Alabama, 32 (United States Supreme Court November 13, 1961). Strickland v Washington, 82-1554 (United States Supreme Court May 14,