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The 6th Amendment

The 6th Amendment was ratified December 15, 1791. It protects the right to have a fair and speedy trial by jury. It also includes the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel. The personal rights the 6th Amendment allows you is that you have the right to a lawyer. If you can’t afford one, one will be appointed to you by the court. You also have the right for the trial to be public, to know what the crime is you did and why you are in jail, to have a trial before you serve however many years in jail, and to bring someone to the trial that you think might help your case. I’m glad this Amendment was passed because if you were accused of something and you were innocent, but couldn’t have a trial, you would be serving time in jail for something you didn’t do and the actual person who committed the crime is out free.