i just want to know
2006-10-10 03:57:01 · 5 answers · asked by boricua4756 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Ironically, with the change that Congress and the Senate made the week prior to the Mark Foley scandal; many people in this country are not aware that, that right has been ascended; should the President of the United States of America, declares a person an Enemy Combatant.
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.
2006-10-10 04:05:50 · answer #1 · answered by Swordfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sixth amendment essentially is a set of guaruntees for a convict's trial. It guaruntees that the defense will get an attorney at their trial, have a jury of impartial peers, and get a speedy trial in the place that the crime took place in.
2006-10-10 11:02:15 · answer #2 · answered by inventor245 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"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."
2006-10-10 11:00:43 · answer #3 · answered by Sean A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The guarantee of a right to an attorney in a criminal proceeding.
2006-10-10 10:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by LoneStar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see above
2006-10-10 11:04:16 · answer #5 · answered by Rusty Shackleford 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋