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Sixth Amendment

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the rights to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime 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 of obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

by Tierra

This amendment means an accused person has a right to have a public trial.The person will have his peers to judge against or for him. The jury should put in their votes to say if they agree or disagree with the defendant's side of the story. The defendant should also have a lawyer but the lawyer doesn't have to be a private lawyer. They just have to have a representative. The person can ask for a public trial and for someone to represrent them if they can't afford to pay a lawyer.

My picture shows the court room with with the judge and the witness and the jury. They are in the court room with the court guard just in case anything goes wrong. This is a Supreme Court, and the judge is a Supreme Court judge. They have the right to have a fair trial.




by Julia

The 6th amendment means the accused person, has the rights to face the person they're accused by, and the right to have a lawyer. They are supposed to be given a lawyer if they can not get one. They are also supposed to be given a quick trial with a jury.

The stamp shows a woman lawyer talking to the judge, with the accused person at the stand. Another lawyer is sitting down at the left table, and another accused person sitting down at the right table.

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