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  2. U.S. Constitution Annotated
  3. Amendment VI. Rights in Criminal Prosecutions

    Sixth Amendment  Rights in Criminal Prosecutions

    • Overview of Sixth Amendment, Rights in Criminal Prosecutions
      • Right to a Speedy Trial
        • Overview of Right to a Speedy Trial
          • Historical Background on Right to a Speedy Trial
            • When the Right to a Speedy Trial Applies
              • Early Doctrine on Right to a Speedy Trial
                • Modern Doctrine on Right to a Speedy Trial
                  • Length of Delay and Right to a Speedy Trial
                    • Reason for Delay and Right to a Speedy Trial
                      • Assertion of Right to a Speedy Trial
                        • Prejudice and Right to a Speedy Trial
                        • Right to a Public Trial
                          • Overview of Right to a Public Trial
                            • Historical Background on Right to a Public Trial
                              • Right to a Public Trial Doctrine
                                • Scope of Right to a Public Trial
                                • Right to Trial by Jury
                                  • Overview of Right to Trial by Jury
                                    • Historical Background on Right to Trial by Jury
                                      • Notice of Accusation
                                        • When the Right Applies
                                          • Early Jurisprudence on Right to Trial by Jury
                                            • Right to Trial by Jury Generally
                                              • Petty Offense Doctrine and Maximum Sentences Over Six Months
                                                • Increases to Minimum or Maximum Sentences and Apprendi Rule
                                                  • Sentencing Guidelines
                                                    • Appellate Review of Federal Sentencing Determinations
                                                      • Other Applications of Apprendi
                                                      • Scope of the Right
                                                        • Overview of Scope of Right to Trial by Jury
                                                          • Size of the Jury
                                                            • Unanimity of the Jury
                                                              • Two-Tier Trial Court Systems
                                                              • Right to Impartial Jury
                                                                • A Jury Selected from a Representative Cross-Section of the Community
                                                                  • Jury Free from Bias
                                                                    • Death Penalty and Requirement of Impartial Jury
                                                                      • Voir Dire and Peremptory Challenges
                                                                      • Right to Local Jury
                                                                        • Historical Background on Local Jury Requirement
                                                                          • Local Juries and Vicinage Requirement
                                                                        • Confrontation Clause
                                                                          • Early Confrontation Clause Cases
                                                                            • Confrontation Clause Cases During the 1960s through 1990s
                                                                              • Right to Compulsory Process
                                                                                • Modern Doctrine
                                                                                  • Admissibility of Testimonial Statements
                                                                                    • Ongoing Emergencies and Confrontation Clause
                                                                                      • Dying Declarations and Forfeiture by Wrongdoing
                                                                                        • Right to Confront Witnesses Face-to-Face
                                                                                          • Confrontation of Witnesses Lacking Memory
                                                                                            • Evidence Introduced by Defendant
                                                                                          • Right to Counsel
                                                                                            • Historical Background on Right to Counsel
                                                                                              • Right to Choose Counsel
                                                                                                • Right to Have Counsel Appointed
                                                                                                  • Early Doctrine on Right to Have Counsel Appointed
                                                                                                    • Modern Doctrine on Right to Have Counsel Appointed
                                                                                                    • When the Right to Counsel Applies
                                                                                                      • Overview of When the Right to Counsel Applies
                                                                                                        • Pretrial Judicial Proceedings and Right to Counsel
                                                                                                          • Custodial Interrogation and Right to Counsel
                                                                                                            • Lineups and Other Identification Situations and Right to Counsel
                                                                                                              • Post-Conviction Proceedings and Right to Counsel
                                                                                                                • Noncriminal and Investigatory Proceedings and Right to Counsel
                                                                                                                • Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
                                                                                                                  • Overview of the Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel
                                                                                                                    • Deprivation of Effective Assistance of Counsel by Court Interference
                                                                                                                      • Deprivation of Effective Assistance of Counsel in Joint Representation
                                                                                                                        • Deprivation of Effective Assistance of Counsel by Defense Counsel
                                                                                                                          • Deficient Representation Under Strickland
                                                                                                                            • Prejudice Resulting from Deficient Representation Under Strickland
                                                                                                                              • Limits on Role of Attorney

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