2007-02-14 08:58:18 · 2 answers · asked by monkeygirla 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I dont know why I am doing your government homework for you, but I will tell you this:
It shows that an individual has a right to a fair shot at defending himself in court if he stands accused of a crime, (even though he cannot afford a lawyer as talented as the prosecutor, if he can afford it at all) and that right supercedes the right of a society to charge someone with a crime and get an easy conviction because that suspect cannot afford proper representation.
2007-02-14 09:40:23 · answer #1 · answered by Together 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. The right to counsel was in the constitution before the case, it is in the Bill of Rights.
"Amendment VI
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. "
2007-02-14 17:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by egg_zaktly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋