Sixth Amendment Pros And Cons

The sixth amendment has to do with a speedy trial. The defendant has a right to a quick hearing.The court system cannot procrastinate and delay the prosecutor’s trial for any reason. The defendant is also entitled to a lawyer and they also have the right to an impartial jury. The defendant has the right to know who is accusing them of committing the crime. So the main points behind the sixth amendment are having a speedy trial, holding a public trial, the right to a jury, arraignment clause (which means they’ll be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation), confrontation clause (confronted with the witnesses against him), a compulsory process clause (obtaining witnesses in his favor), and a right to counsel clause (right to having
They will know why they are there and who is accusing them of what. The sixth amendment deals heavily with the court system on it’s rules and regulations on what they can and can’t do. There are a bunch of minor rules that the court system has to follow but the sixth amendment has all the main rules for the court system. If someone called the police on me because they thought I burglarized a home and the police came and took me in then I wouldn’t have to sit in jail wondering why and how I’m there. I would be able to go to court and present my case and let the jury find me innocent or not. I could go to court either by presenting myself, getting a lawyer or even having a public defender. I would know every reason as to why I’m there and I would be presented in a quick trial without rotting in jail not knowing
The English Kingdom in England tortured and killed their prisoners for life that disagreed with them. James Madison was president that this was not going to happen to Americans. So he wrote this to protect our freedom. There were local sheriffs at the time the sixth amendment was found but there were no police forces. Men just took turns being night watchmen or playing the part as constables. Victims were always bringing defendants to the criminal cases because there was no public prosecutors. The victims and defendants then represented themselves and they argued and shouted against each other. Court never lasted for days. The juries were just local citizens that often knew each other that was involved. They knew what they were being accused of . There was no chance for anyone that was not liked. Seeing how crazy it was something had to be done! In a defendant’s criminal prosecution there are 5 principles that help protect the prisoner. These principles are the right to a speedy and public trial, the right to be tried by an impartial jury, the right to be informed of the charges, the right to confront and call witnesses and the right to have an attorney.Without these laws the government could become corrupt. If someone looked at you wrong then all that you would have to do is falsely report them and the defendant would have a slim chance of getting out. I