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Course: Constitution 101 Sandbox > Unit 2
Lesson 13: 4.13 Sixth Amendment- Text of the Sixth Amendment
- What does the Sixth Amendment say?
- Interactive Constitution Essay: Common Interpretation: Sixth Amendment
- What is the role of plea bargaining in the criminal justice system?
- How do jury trials work?
- What did the Supreme Court say about the right to counsel in Gideon v. Wainwright?
- Primary Source: Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Text of the Sixth Amendment
Google ClassroomRead the text of the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
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 defence.