Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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Created on December 15, 1791, the Sixth Amendment (Amendment VI) to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. It provides many protections and rights to those accused of a crime.^[1] Among the provisions are the right to a lawyer, the right to a speedy public trial and the right to an impartial jury.^[2] It gives defendants the right to know who his (or her) accusers are.^[2] It also give the defendant the right to know the charges and evidence against him.^[2]

1. ↑ "Sixth Amendment". Annenberg Classroom. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Sixth Amendment". Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School. Retrieved 7 February 2016.