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Amendment, Sixth

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Amendment, Sixth

Amendment to the US Constitution guaranteeing the right to a fair trial in criminal court cases. Part of the Bill of Rights, it was ratified in 1791.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees people who are being prosecuted for crimes the right to a swift, public trial with an unbiased jury from the area where the crime was committed, the right to be informed of the charges against them, the right to cross-examine witnesses for the prosecution, and the right to have a lawyer.


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