CRS Annotated Constitution

	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	Coverage
	Offenses Against the United States
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	RIGHT TO A SPEEDY AND PUBLIC TRIAL
	Speedy Trial
	Source and Rationale
	Application and Scope
	When the Right is Denied
	Public Trial
	RIGHT TO TRIAL BY IMPARTIAL JURY
	Jury Trial
	The Attributes of the Jury
	The Attributes and Function of the Jury.-
	Criminal Proceedings to Which the Guarantee Applies
	Impartial Jury
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	PLACE OF TRIAL—JURY OF THE VICINAGE
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	NOTICE OF ACCUSATION
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	CONFRONTATION
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	COMPULSORY PROCESS
	SIXTH AMENDMENT
	RIGHTS OF ACCUSED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS
	ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL
	Development of an Absolute Right to Counsel at Trial
	Powell v. Alabama
	Johnson v. Zerbst
	Betts v. Brady and Progeny
	Gideon v. Wainwright
	Protection of the Right to Retained Counsel
	Effective Assistance of Counsel
	Self–Representation
	Right to Assistance of Counsel in Nontrial Situations
	Judicial Proceedings Before Trial
	Custodial Interrogation
	Lineups and Other Identification Situations
	Post–Conviction Proceedings
	Noncriminal and Investigatory Proceedings

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